5. People, commodities and identities in the making of the Portuguese Atlantic world.

19 Maio 2016, 14:00 • José Damião Rodrigues

5. People, commodities and identities in the making of the Portuguese Atlantic world.

A small kingdom and a big empire: Portuguese population in the 15^th-18^th centuries; the Portuguese overseas expansion as a migration process. The problem of the statistical sources.

Trade in the Portuguese Atlantic world: local trade, regional trade and oceanic trade. Small harbors and port-cities; trade in the Mediterranean Atlantic.

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