The Portuguese in India and Other Studies, 1500-1700 (Variorum Collected Studies)

The studies brought together in this volume were published over the last thirty years and are concerned, directly or indirectly, with the Portuguese presence in India between about 1500 and 1650. They have been arranged into four groups of which the first, 'The Portuguese in India', includes pieces on the changing character of the empire in India, Goa in the 17th century, the Portuguese India Company of 1628-33, smugglers, the great famine of the early 1630s and the ceremonial induction process for new viceroys. A second group focuses on the life, career and background of the count of Linhares, before, during and after his term as viceroy at Goa. The third group consists of studies on travel and communications between India and Portugal, both by sea and by land. The collection concludes with studies under the heading of 'historiography and problems of interpretation', on Charles Boxer as a biographer, and on Vasco da Gama's reputation for violence. Cover Series Page Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations The Portuguese in India I: The First Portuguese India Company, 1628–33 II: The Portuguese Empire in India C.1550–1650 III: Goa in the Seventeenth Century IV: Smugglers and Smuggling in the Western Half of the Estado da India in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries V: Famine and Famine Relief in Portuguese India in the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries VI: The Ceremonial Induction of Incoming Viceroys at Goa in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Viceroy Linhares and his Era VII: The Viceroy Count of Linhares at Goa, 1629–1635 VIII: The Viceroy as Entrepreneur: The Count of Linhares at Goa in the 1630s IX: From Viceroy of India to Viceroy of Brazil? The Count of Linhares at Court (1636–39) X: Scaling Down and Holding on: Life in Portuguese Tangier in the Early Seventeenth Century XI: The Fiscal Reforms of Viceroy Linhares at Goa XII: Ex-Viceroy Linhares and the Galleys of Sicily, 1641–44 Travel and Communications by Land and by Sea XIII: The Portuguese and Foreign European Overland Merchants Trading Between the Eastern Mediterranean and South and Southwest Asia, C.1515–1645 XIV: The World of Long-Distance Voyaging in the Seventeenth Century: The Lisbon–Goa Fleet of 1629 as a Case Study XV: The Gulf Route from India to Portugal in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: Couriers, Traders and Image-Makers XVI: First Encounters in Early Portuguese Travel Literature XVII: The Portuguese and Saint Helena Historiography and Problems of Interpretation XVIII: Vasco da Gama's Reputation for Violence: The Alleged Atrocities at Calicut in 1502 XIX: Charles Boxer as Biographer: A Preliminary Evaluation Index The Portuguese In India. The First Portuguese India Company, 1628-33 ; The Portuguese Empire In India C. 1550-1650 ; Goa In The Seventeenth Century ; Smugglers And Smuggling In The Western Half Of The Estado Da India In The Late Sixteenth And Early Seventeenth Centuries ; Famine And Famine Relief In Portuguese India In The Sixteenth And Early Seventeenth Centuries ; The Ceremonial Induction Of Incoming Viceroys At Goa In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries -- Viceroy Linhares And His Era. The Viceroy Count Of Linhares At Goa, 1629-1635 ; The Viceroy As Entrepreneur : The Count Of Linhares At Goa In The 1630s ; From Viceroy Of India To Viceroy Of Brazil? : The Count Of Linhares At Court (1636-39) ; Scaling Down And Holding On : Life In Portuguese Tangier In The Early Seventeenth Century ; The Fiscal Reforms Of Viceroy Linhares At Goa ; Ex-viceroy Linhares And The Galleys Of Sicily, 1641-44 -- Travel And Communications By Land And By Sea. The Portuguese And Foreign European Overland Merchants Trading Between The Eastern Mediterranean And South And Southwest Asia, C. 1515-1645 ; The World Of Long-distance Voyaging In The Seventeenth Century : The Lisbon-goa Fleet Of 1629 As A Case Study ; The Gulf Route From India To Portugal In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries : Couriers, Traders And Image-makers ; First Encounters In Early Portuguese Travel Literature ; The Portuguese And Saint Helena -- Historiography And Problems Of Interpretation. Vasco Da Gama's Reputation For Violence : The Alleged Atrocities At Calicut In 1502 ; Charles Boxer As Biographer : A Preliminary Evaluation. A.r. Disney. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.