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
Main Authors: Ângela Ruano, Yang Xun Ling
Format: Articles
Published: Instituto Cultural de Macau 2021
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Online Access:https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40067/4093
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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.
ISSN:1682-1106