The Crown, the Court and the Casa Da Índia: Political Centralization in Portugal 1479-1521

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The Crown, the Court and the Casa da Índia, Susannah Humble Ferreira examines the social and political context that gave rise to the Portuguese Overseas Empire during the reigns of João II (1481-95) and Manuel I (1495-1521). In particular the book elucidates the role of the Portuguese royal household in the political consolidation of Portugal in this period. By looking at the relationship of the Manueline Reforms, the expulsion of the Jews and the creation of the Santa Casa da Misericordia to the political threat brought on by the expansion of Ferdinand of Aragon into the Mediterranean, the author re-evaluates the place of the overseas expansion in the policies of the Portuguese crown.


About the Author


Susannah Humble Ferreira, Ph.D. (2003), The Johns Hopkins University is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph in Canada, She has published numerous articles and chapters on the history of Portugal during the reign of Manuel I (1495-1521).