West Africa Quest for God Gold, 14541578: A Survey of First Century of White

West Africa (1977) surveys the first century of European enterprise - rivalry, and exploitation - in West Africa. It examines the Portuguese, and the successive attempts of its rivals - Castilians, the French and English - to disrupt the commercial monopoly claimed by Portugal in West African waters.

Zusammenfassung

West Africa (1977) surveys the first century of European enterprise – rivalry, and exploitation – in West Africa. It examines the Portuguese, and the successive attempts of its rivals – Castilians, the French and English – to disrupt the commercial monopoly claimed by Portugal in West African waters.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John W. Blake
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2024
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Biographien, Autobiographien; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika
• EAN: 9781032424972
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242497-2
• Anzahl Seiten: 256
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
• Themen: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / West, Cape Verde Islands, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Colonialism and imperialism, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, African History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, West Africa, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Ivory Coast, Edward IV, Later 15th century c 1450 to c 1499, Atlantic world commerce, East Indies, French corsairs, European colonial expansion, Hernando del Pulgar, John III, Cape Palmas, San Lucar, King John III, Cape Bojador, King John II, maritime trade history, Early modern imperialism, European rivalry in African trade networks, Portuguese exploration Africa, Senegambia historical studies, John II, Bull Romanus Pontifex, Catholic Sovereigns, Oversea Dominions, Malagueta Pepper, Lagos Company, Mina Fleet, Portuguese Monopoly, Guinea Trade, Lower Guinea, Guinea Voyage, Mina Coast, Esmeraldo De Situ Orbis