claimed the land for Manuel I (Russel-Wood‚ 1998). Initially‚ the Portuguese established a trading port‚ once they were given Chinese permission to dock their ships in exchange for a yearly fee‚ but in time it grew to be an independent colony of Portugal comprised mostly of merchants and missionaries (Russel-Wood‚ 1998). Macau was an ideal location for a middle-man to the China-Japan trade route because of complex politics‚ and traders thrived off the wealth of the silk and tea trades. Missionaries
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Today’s Vasai-Virar area has rapidly changed and starting in the 1980’s‚ the change is brought about by a large influx of people due to availability of more affordable housing than in Mumbai (Bombay). History of Vasai dates back to Puranic ages. The present day name of Vasai originates from Sanskrit‚ Sanskrit word "waas" meaning dwelling or residence. The name was changed to Basai by Muslims who occupied Vasai before the Portuguese. The Portuguese named it Baçaim. The Marathas renamed it Bajipur
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Headline: GIRL (3) MISSING ON HOLIDAY RESORT IN PORTUGAL Byline: By Áine Nic Giolla Dé Lead paragraph: On the 3rd of May 2007‚ Madeleine McCann (3) went missing from her holiday apartment in the village of Praia da Luz in Portugal. Parents Kate and Gerry McCann were just around the corner in a restaurant but when they returned their daughter Madeleine was not there. Explanation: Kate and Gerry McCann leave their three children in bed in their holiday apartment in the Ocean Club resort in the Algarve
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NOVA School of Business and Economics Corporate Finance‚ 2nd Semester 2012/2013 Case Study TOSCO is a company listed in the Portuguese Stock Exchange operating a supermarket chain established in Portugal for many years. The market for traditional food retailers is saturated‚ and there is no room for growth under the same business model. TOSCO’s shareholders have been pressuring the management to pursue new opportunities in order to increase the value of their shares. The management
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others a historical aftermath - each equally valued. Two journals gave an in-depth review of historical manuscripts and argued varied topics. Three books gave a broad picture‚ important for a full spectrum of events starting from the formation of Portugal all the way through to the English occupation of India some 800 years later. Through these sources‚ I was confidently able to grasp the scope of Portuguese exploration and it ’s greater significances on the past and modern world. Northrup‚ David
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Portuguese Threats the Spanish Rule General Gonzalo Pereira in 1566 and 1568 asked Legazpi to leave. The Portuguese blockaded Cebu and Bombarded the Spanish settlement (1570) They failed to dislodge their rivals. The incursions ceased only when Portugal became part of the Spanish empire. (1580). Dutch Threats They revolted against Spain and proclaimed independence in 1579. Spain refused to recognize Dutch independence. Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 – led to the recognition of the Dutch independence
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Introduction: The Caravel was invented in the 15th century and the 16th century and is a light sailing ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese. It was invented by the Portuguese and used by both the Spanish and Portuguese to sail around the seas. They were 15 Metres long and weighed 80 tons. The other ships were giant and very big unlike the caravel which was small and not used in battle or war in any way. Body 1; the caravel was made to go faster than the normal ships with the square sails instead
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Introduction This chapter discusses how the different nations of Europe took form after the fall of the Roman Empire and the time of massive European expansion that turned many regions of the world into colonies that supplied Europe with new sources of wealth in precious metals‚ raw materials‚ agricultural products and human slaves. He discusses general patterns in political wars and commerce and the different ways in which the Portuguese‚ Spanish‚ French‚ Dutch and English built kingdoms that
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Time: Portugal and Africa During the Age of Exploration the Portuguese had a great interest in the African continent. They conquered the city of morocco first then continued to do the same all over western Africa. They originally went to Africa to spread Christianity and they hoped to find gold‚ but over time found the real money was in the slave trade there. In Africa‚ there were some civilizations that had built up there such as Morocco. They controlled the gold trade and Portugal wanted
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Portugal took the lead in exploration when it began exploring the coast of African under the sponsorship of Prince Henry. Portugal discover a new source of gold around the hump of West African Cargo that earned investors profit of several thousand percent The age of exploration and expansion. Islam-is
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