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, 20233 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20201 min read
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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