Brazil and the Politics of the Spanish Habsburgs in the South Atlantic, 1580-1640

During the period of the Union of Spanish and Portuguese Crowns (1580–1640), known as the “Iberian Union” or “Philippine Period,” global connections inside and outside the Spanish or “Universal Monarchy” underwent an important impulse. Specifically, Portuguese America and the territories in the Sout...

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Published in:Portuguese literary & cultural studies 2016-09, p.104-120
Main Author: Pérez, José Manuel Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:During the period of the Union of Spanish and Portuguese Crowns (1580–1640), known as the “Iberian Union” or “Philippine Period,” global connections inside and outside the Spanish or “Universal Monarchy” underwent an important impulse. Specifically, Portuguese America and the territories in the South Atlantic experienced important transformations. Brazilian, Spanish, and Portuguese historiographical traditions in the past have dealt with this issue in very different ways. Nowadays there is a new historiography that has started to contemplate the question from a very different point of view, without nationalistic concerns. Questions about defense, administrative reforms, mine discovery, or global connections are emerging as the principal aspects to be considered. KEYWORDS: Iberian Union (1580–1640), new historiographical approaches, South Atlantic
ISSN:1521-804X
2573-1432
DOI:10.62791/1admyd93