16th century Dutch spy who exposed Portuguese secrets
My last post on the 15th century Portuguese merchant-spy Pêro da Covilhã prompted quite a bit of debate among some readers around how the...
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Spencer Low
- Mar 5
- 3 min
Pêro da Covilhã: 15th century merchant-spy
In the history of the Portuguese Age of Discoveries, the focus has been on the maritime exploits of the day, with Bartolomeu Dias sailing...
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Spencer Low
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
The Portuguese impact on Kerala
Kerala, a state on the southwest coast of India, is perhaps not particularly well-known in the rest of the world. I first heard about it...
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Spencer Low
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
The Codex Casanatense: first example of intellectual fusion between Asia and Europe?
The Codex Casanatense, or Códice Casanatense in Portuguese, is a set of 16th century Portuguese illustrations. Likely the work of an...
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Spencer Low
- Aug 15, 2021
- 2 min
When the Portuguese first arrived in India...
Vasco da Gama led the first Portuguese expedition to India, setting sail from Lisbon on July 8, 1497 and arriving in Calicut only on May...
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Spencer Low
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
Portuguese influence on Indian cuisine
Indian cuisine should perhaps be more accurately referred to in the plural: there are so many regional differences, from seafood-heavy...
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Spencer Low
- Oct 17, 2020
- 1 min
The Portuguese in India
In their quest for spices, Europeans raced to be the first to reach India. The Portuguese won, but this was merely the start of their...
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