Introduction to a Historical Geography of the British Colonies
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But the brilliant period of Portu- guese history may better be dated from the year 1498, when Vasco de Gama, profiting by his predecessor's experience, again rounded the Cape, crossed the Eastern ocean, and set foot on Indian soil at Calicut.
The East. The great Portuguese empire in the East was built up within a very few years 2 . Albuquerque, the far-seeing, high- minded commander, to whose genius its greatness was mainly due, and who established the seat of government in the Island of Goa, d...ied as early as 1515. During the i6th century the Portuguese power extended over the West and East coasts of Africa ; the provinces of Angola on the West, and Mozambique on the East having been retained by Por- tugal down to the present day. One Admiral, De Nova, discovered the islands of Ascension and St. Helena. The pilot Tristan d'Acunha, discovered the islands in the South Atlantic which are still called after him, and also the great island of Madagascar. Mascarenhas discovered Bourbon in 1505, and gave his name to the island ; the same name being 1 For an account of early Portuguese exploration, see the ist book of Helps' ' Spanish Conquest of America.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But the brilliant period of Portu- guese history may better be dated from the year 1498, when Vasco de Gama, profiting by his predecessor's experience, again rounded the Cape, crossed the Eastern ocean, and set foot on Indian soil at Calicut.
The East. The great Portuguese empire in the East was built up within a very few years 2 . Albuquerque, the far-seeing, high- minded commander, to whose genius its greatness was mainly due, and who established the seat of government in the Island of Goa, d...ied as early as 1515. During the i6th century the Portuguese power extended over the West and East coasts of Africa ; the provinces of Angola on the West, and Mozambique on the East having been retained by Por- tugal down to the present day. One Admiral, De Nova, discovered the islands of Ascension and St. Helena. The pilot Tristan d'Acunha, discovered the islands in the South Atlantic which are still called after him, and also the great island of Madagascar. Mascarenhas discovered Bourbon in 1505, and gave his name to the island ; the same name being 1 For an account of early Portuguese exploration, see the ist book of Helps' ' Spanish Conquest of America.
What to read after Introduction to a Historical Geography of the British Colonies?
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