Slaves, Spices and Saints in the Portuguese Empire 1441-1822

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

Portuguese expansion and early modern global culture. Themes include maritime expansion and commerce, the slave trade, the survival of African culture in Brazil, the transformation of Christianity in Africa, the establishment of the Estado da Índia, Saints Francis Xavier, Beatriz Kimpa Vita, and Anastacia, as well as the Portuguese encounter with Japan.