Emigration and the Sea
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780190263935 |
| Open Library | OL21273365W |
| Total publications | 5 |
| Coverage period | 2015 - 2015 |
| Language | EN |
| Cited by | 5 |
| Impact factor | 0.2 |
| h-index | 1 |
This is a history of the Portuguese diaspora that has planted Portuguese-speaking communities across the world, made Portuguese the seventh most widely spoken language, and given rise to a number of Portuguese creole languages. The Portuguese diaspora involves different streams of emigration that have merged to create a highly diverse “Portuguese” world. The settlement of the Atlantic islands mixed migrants from mainland Portugal with slaves from West Arica. The islands themselves then became points of departure for further migrations to West Africa and the New World. The discovery of the sea route to India resulted in the Portuguese founding communities everywhere from East Africa to China. The expulsion of the Sephardic Jews added a new element to the diaspora which planted “Portuguese” communities in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and mainland America. Emigration affected all classes in Portugal, not only the poor and landless but also the upper classes and educated who looked for career opportunities outside Portugal. In the nineteenth century Brazil and the Caribbean became the main destinations for emigrants; in the twentieth century, this changed to the United States, South America and above all northern Europe. The book traces the connections with Portugal’s formal empire in Africa and Brazil and looks at the institutions that have bound disparate Portuguese communities together over time and space
Portuguese Emigration to Africa
Portuguese have emigrated to Africa since the fifteenth century. Through intermarriage with local women a caste of black “Portuguese” emerged who played an important role as intermediaries in West African trade and who developed distinctive creole languages. Portuguese culture also influenced the ruling elite of Kongo and gave rise to the creole ethnic group which dominated Angola for centuries and which has assumed power in the post-colonial era…
The Portuguese in Brazil
This chapter traces Portuguese settlement in Brazil, which began in the early sixteenth century and grew with the expansion of the Brazilian economy. The production of sugar and tobacco was followed by the settlement of the interior after the discovery of gold at the end of the seventeenth century. The expanding frontier took Portuguese settlers to Amazonia, to the Rio de la Plata and as far as the Andes, settlements characterized by slaving, cat…
Portuguese Migration and Settlement in Asia
This chapter follows the story of the Portuguese in Asia—the soldiers, officials and missionaries who established the Estado da India in the sixteenth century. The Portuguese established fortified trading ports around the western Indian Ocean with Goa as the main seat of government. In the Far East, Macao and Nagasaki became centres of trade and missionary activity. Intermarriage with Asian women resulted in the emergence of “Portuguese” populati…
Points of Departure
This chapter examines the reasons for emigration from Portugal and the scale of migration over the centuries. It looks at land tenure and the rural economy; the origins of Portuguese overseas expansion and the role of the royal family and nobility; the long term structures of the Portuguese economy and society and the importance of emigrant remittances; official emigration schemes; and the exile of convicts and gipsies and the placement of orphan…
Emigration and the Sea
This is a history of the Portuguese diaspora that has planted Portuguese-speaking communities across the world, made Portuguese the seventh most widely spoken language, and given rise to a number of Portuguese creole languages. The Portuguese diaspora involves different streams of emigration that have merged to create a highly diverse “Portuguese” world. The settlement of the Atlantic islands mixed migrants from mainland Portugal with slaves from…
Emigration and the Sea
This is a history of the Portuguese diaspora that has planted Portuguese-speaking communities across the world, made Portuguese the seventh most widely spoken language, and given rise to a number of Portuguese creole languages. The Portuguese diaspora involves different streams of emigration that have merged to create a highly diverse “Portuguese” world. The settlement of the Atlantic islands mixed migrants from mainland Portugal with slaves from…
Portuguese Emigration to Africa
Portuguese have emigrated to Africa since the fifteenth century. Through intermarriage with local women a caste of black “Portuguese” emerged who played an important role as intermediaries in West African trade and who developed distinctive creole languages. Portuguese culture also influenced the ruling elite of Kongo and gave rise to the creole ethnic group which dominated Angola for centuries and which has assumed power in the post-colonial era…
The Portuguese in Brazil
This chapter traces Portuguese settlement in Brazil, which began in the early sixteenth century and grew with the expansion of the Brazilian economy. The production of sugar and tobacco was followed by the settlement of the interior after the discovery of gold at the end of the seventeenth century. The expanding frontier took Portuguese settlers to Amazonia, to the Rio de la Plata and as far as the Andes, settlements characterized by slaving, cat…
Portuguese Migration and Settlement in Asia
This chapter follows the story of the Portuguese in Asia—the soldiers, officials and missionaries who established the Estado da India in the sixteenth century. The Portuguese established fortified trading ports around the western Indian Ocean with Goa as the main seat of government. In the Far East, Macao and Nagasaki became centres of trade and missionary activity. Intermarriage with Asian women resulted in the emergence of “Portuguese” populati…
Points of Departure
This chapter examines the reasons for emigration from Portugal and the scale of migration over the centuries. It looks at land tenure and the rural economy; the origins of Portuguese overseas expansion and the role of the royal family and nobility; the long term structures of the Portuguese economy and society and the importance of emigrant remittances; official emigration schemes; and the exile of convicts and gipsies and the placement of orphan…
Emigration and the Sea
This is a history of the Portuguese diaspora that has planted Portuguese-speaking communities across the world, made Portuguese the seventh most widely spoken language, and given rise to a number of Portuguese creole languages. The Portuguese diaspora involves different streams of emigration that have merged to create a highly diverse “Portuguese” world. The settlement of the Atlantic islands mixed migrants from mainland Portugal with slaves from…