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Note publique d'information : Historian and New York Times bestselling author Crowley presents the epic story of
the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime
supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers--a tactical
advantage no other country could match
Note publique d'information : The epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century
of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers--a
tactical advantage no other country could match. Portugal's discovery of a sea route
to India, campaign of imperial conquest over Muslim rulers, and domination of the
spice trade would forever disrupt the Mediterranean and build the first global economy.
Author Crowley relies on letters and eyewitness testimony to tell the story of tiny
Portugal's rapid and breathtaking rise to power. Conquerors reveals the Império Português
in all of its splendor and ferocity. Figures such as King Manuel "the Fortunate,"
João II "the Perfect Prince," marauding governor Afonso de Albuquerque, and explorer
Vasco da Gama juggled their private ambitions and the public aims of the empire in
pursuit of a global fortune. Also central to the story was Portugal's drive to eradicate
Islamic culture and establish a Christian empire in the Indian Ocean. Portuguese explorers
pushed deep into the African continent and ruthlessly besieged Indian port cities.
The discovery of a route to India around the horn of Africa was not only a brilliant
breakthrough in navigation but heralded a complete upset of the world order. For the
next century, no European empire was more ambitious, no rulers more rapacious. In
the process they created the first long-range maritime empire and set in motion the
forces of globalization that now shape our world.--Adapted from book jacket
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