Oporto: The Building of a Maritime Space in the Early Modern Period

Barros, Amândio Jorge Morais

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Year:: 2005
Contributor:: Barros, Amândio Jorge Morais (author)
Genre:: articles
Subject:: Europe > History > Early modern, 1500-1700; Navigation > History > Porto (Portugal); Shipbuilding; Portugal > Territorial expansion; Shipping; International trade > 17th century; Trade Routes > Atlantic Ocean > Early modern, 1500-1700
Extent:: 13 p.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/qzpq-fv81

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Abstract:: During the 16th century, while the Portuguese Crown was concentrating its best efforts on exploring the Cape sea route ("The India Run"), as well as the far-eastern circuits, from Lisbon, commercial shipping agents from other Portuguese seaports sought alternative outlets for their business. It was due to the existence of ports such as Oporto, Viana do Castelo, Vila do Conde, etc., long considered to be minor, that the Portuguese Kingdom was able to make its definitive contribution to the formation of the first Atlantic system. The present essay follows a tendency in modern historiography and pays attention to one particular case: that of the evolution of the city of Oporto, the building and organization of its seaport, its inclusion in an international port system, the mobility of its merchant fleet and the extent of their enterprise. The influence of the Oportan maritime space was felt across the Atlantic world and helped to improve European trade and the economic system of that period.; Durante o século XVI, enquanto a Coroa Portuguesa concentrava os seus esforços em explorar a rota marítima do Cabo ("O Caminho das Índias"), assim como os circuitos do extremo oriente, desde Lisboa, agentes do comércio marítimo de outros portos portugueses buscavam canais alternativos para os seus negócios. Foi devido à existência de portos como o Porto, Viana do Castelo, Vila do Conde, etc., então tidos por menores, que o Reino Português foi capaz de fazer a sua contribuição definitiva para a formação do sistema Atlântico. Este ensaio segue a tendência da historiografia moderna e debruça-se sobre um caso particular: a evolução da cidade do Porto, a construção e a organização do seu porto marítimo, a sua inclusão num sistema portuário internacional, a mobilização da sua frota mercante e a extensão desse empreendimento. A influência do espaço marítimo portuense fez-se sentir através do mundo Atlântico e ajudou a aprimorar o comércio europeu e o sistema económico da época.

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Barros, Amândio Jorge Morais, "Oporto: The Building of a Maritime Space in the Early Modern Period" (2005). e-Journal of Portuguese History. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/qzpq-fv81

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