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Port of Lisbon and logistics of the Portuguese Atlantic empire (1500-1650)

Port of Lisbon and logistics of the Portuguese Atlantic empire (1500-1650)

  1. Antwerp feitoria links Lisbon cargo to northern Europe

    Labels: Antwerp feitoria, Portuguese merchants
  2. Conquest of Azemmour extends Atlantic-side provisioning network

    Labels: Azemmour, Morocco
  3. 1531 Lisbon earthquake disrupts waterfront and shipping

    Labels: 1531 earthquake, Lisbon waterfront
  4. Conselho da Fazenda created to centralize imperial finances

    Labels: Conselho da, royal finances
  5. Dutch expedition opens direct competition for Asian spices

    Labels: Dutch expedition, VOC
  6. VOC seizure of Santa Catarina signals rising interception risk

    Labels: Santa Catarina, VOC seizure
  7. Carreira da Índia contracts as returns fall in 1590s–1630s

    Labels: Carreira da, India Run
  8. Casa da Índia reduced toward customs role after 1640 crisis

    Labels: Casa da, 1640 Restoration