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Interpreting the great continent of "Jave le grande" to deride James Cook.
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My last post on the 15th century Portuguese merchant-spy Pêro da Covilhã prompted quite a bit of debate among some readers around how the history of the Portuguese Discoveries should be interpreted: celebrated as a glorious chapter of the proud history of Portugal, or dismissed as a shameful period of imperial rapaciousness and religious bigotry? I understand both points of view, but for me personally it's... just history. History that's hundreds of years old, but with echos and ramifications t
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I t was one of the most ambitious scientific expeditions of all times, the " Geographe " and " Naturaliste " were intended to explore the ge...
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So...social media is kinda going to hell. Bluesky is pretty nifty, but I hate Twitter-like experiences. Maybe I'll just revive the old blog.
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