Measuring 98 feet in length and 2 feet in width, the Torah scroll is believed to have been used in secret during the Portuguese Inquisition by crypto-Jews, or so-called New Christians.

16th century fatwa against Portuguese found. KOZHIKODE: ... However, with the control of the port, Zamorins could also control the trade," he pointed out.

A trove of elephant tusks found in the cargo hold of an old Portuguese shipwreck is yielding new insights into the 16th-century ivory trade and lost African elephants.

On its way to India when it went down, and discovered only in 2008, researchers have scoured the ship’s remains to learn what they can about 16th century trade routes and the elephants from whom its ...

And despite annually dispatched Portuguese India Armadas suffering losses in ships and men of up to 35 percent, it remained hugely profitable throughout the 16th century. Besides trade, the ...

Spice: The 16th Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World . Author: Roger Crowley . ISBN-13: 978-0300267471. ... For Portugal, Crowley writes, “trade and conquest went hand in hand”, ...

Lusitano was born around 1520, in Portugal. In a 17th-Century source, he is described as "pardo" – a commonly used term in Portugal at the time meaning mixed race.

Art exhibit in Washington highlights Portugal's seafaring discoveries of the 16th and 17th centuries. Accessibility links. Skip to main content; Skip to main Navigation; Skip to Search; Next.

Little is currently taught in Portugal’s schools about the country’s central role in the slave trade. From the 16th century, Portugal established sugar plantations – then the world’s most ...

Controversy over how Portugal should mark its role in the slave trade flared up last spring when President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa paid a state visit to Senegal. Touring Gorée Island, an infamous ...