History of the Portuguese in Asia
Code
711051156
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Alexandra Pinheiro Pelucia
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Identify the major political, economic, social and cultural processes that characterized the Portuguese presence in Asia.
b) Understand the internal and external dynamics that marked the cyclical trends in the Portuguese Estado da Índia.
c) Known and list the different dimensions of space-time history of the Portuguese presence in Asia.
d) Analyze the structures of the Portuguese presence in Asia, noting the continuities and innovations represented by them
in relation to local contexts.
e) Know the main historiographical interpretations of the subjects studied.
f) Know the basic bibliography of the subject and be able to work with historical documents of the same.
g) Develop ability to communicate orally and in writing, integrating the vocabulary and specific categories of the subjects
studied.
h) Acquire knowledge that enable the continuation of detailed studies on the Portuguese Expansion.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
I. Introduction
1.1. The european idea of Asia and Iberian plans in the 15th century
1.2. The Estado da Índia
1.2.1 Concept
1.2.2. Historical conjunctures
II. Structures of the Estado da Índia»
2.1. The Indias Career and communications inside Asia
2.2. The political-administrative architecture
2.3. The commercial and financial organization
2.4. The system of war
2.5. The religious missions
III. Faces of Portuguese-Asiatic Societies
3.1. Noblemen and officers of the Crown
3.2. Married and mestizos
3.3. Outlaws, renegades, mercenaries and pirates
3.4. The \" portuguese tribes\"
IV. Cultural Meetings and Impacts
4.1. Poles of cultural diffusion: the cases of Goa, Macao and Nagasaki
4.2. Portuguese language and its creoles
4.3. Arts and urbanism
Bibliography
- COSTA, João Paulo Oliveira e & Vítor Luís Gaspar Rodrigues, «La Estructura del Estado de la India», in Portugal y Oriente:
el Proyecto Indiano del Rey Juan, Madrid, Editorial MAPFRE, 1992, pp. 211-272.
- COSTA, João Paulo Oliveira e, «A Nobreza e a Fundação do Estado da Índia», in Vasco da Gama, Homens, Viagens e
Culturas. Actas do Congresso Internacional, coor. Joaquim Romero de Magalhães & Jorge Manuel Flores, vol. II, s.l.,
CNCDP, 2001, pp. 39-73.
- IDEM & Teresa Lacerda, A Interculturalidade na Expansão Portuguesa (Séculos XV-XVIII), Lisboa, ACIME, 2007.
- PELÚCIA, Alexandra, Corsários e Piratas Portugueses. Aventureiros nos Mares da Ásia, Lisboa, A Esfera dos Livros, 2010.
- SUBRAHMANYAM, Sanjay, «A Sociedade Asiática Portuguesa I: os Domínios Oficiais», in O Império Asiático Português,
1500-1700. Uma História Política e Económica, s.l., Difel, s.d, pp. 306-349.
Teaching method
Theoretical lessons are based in lectures conducted by the teacher. Practical lessons are based on the discussion of topics
by students, under the guidance of the teacher, using the presentation, analysis and commentary of documental sources,
critical bibliography, audiovisual products, maps and other iconographic materials.
Evaluation method
Realization of a written test (40%). Realization of a written work (40%). Attendance and participation in practical classes
(20%).