How did the Portuguese of the 15th and 16th
centuries become the Pioneers of Globalization?
How did the Navigators
give “new worlds to the world,” as voiced by the
great Portuguese poet Luís de Camões?
Who were the great strategists of the Discoveries,
Prince Henrique, “the Navigator”, and King João II,
“the Perfect Prince,” and what roles gave them their
curious sobriquets?
Why did the Portuguese
“innovate in the art of innovation”?
Why did the Spanish draw into their service the
enigmatic Christopher Columbus and the Portuguese
Ferdinand Magellan and what did it mean for the
Portuguese?
What killed the Portuguese
cycle of leadership?
What was the secret of the
Portuguese difference?
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A 270-page time travel along the routes that led to the
birth of Globalization, contributing robust evidence regarding
the pioneering role of the Portuguese in this important chapter
in the evolution of the world system. The Portuguese alone
originated the maritime routes on a global scale and this feat
will remain recorded in human history for the millennia to come
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