Em Rota para Macau: A Enseada de André Feio, um Porto de Abrigo
During the period of Portuguese maritime expansion, it was common for sailors and navigators to attribute Portuguese toponyms to territories unknown to them, partly due to ignorance of the native language of the region and to facilitate the location and identification of the places reached. This was...
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| Published in: | Review of Culture |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Articles |
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Instituto Cultural de Macau
2021
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| Online Access: | https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40067/4093 |
| Summary: | During the period of Portuguese maritime expansion, it was common for sailors and navigators to attribute Portuguese toponyms to territories unknown to them, partly due to ignorance of the native language of the region and to facilitate the location and identification of the places reached. This was particularly true in Asian territory and more specifically in the South China Sea region. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-1106 |