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The Portuguese Empire and its possessions from the 15th to the 19th centuries. From the islands of the North Atlantic to the legendary land of spices.

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The Portuguese Empire and its possessions from the 15th to the 19th centuries. From the islands of the North Atlantic to the legendary land of spices.
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Charles Boxer, a Yale University professor and author of numerous historical works, presents the history of the Portuguese Empire, emphasizing that it was the Portuguese who led the first European maritime expeditions. The Spanish, Dutch, English, and French who followed these pioneers benefited greatly from their valuable experience, including navigation and communication skills with people of different faiths and skin colors.

The author analyzes how successfully the Portuguese transferred their core administrative institutions to a new, exotic environment and refined them to suit the new conditions. The author also draws attention to the interconnectedness of the empire's dispersed possessions and Portugal itself, located at the westernmost tip of Europe.
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