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Research paper thumbnail of O castelo de Abrantes durante a idade moderna

Research paper thumbnail of The Portuguese City of Braga during the Modern Era: Landscape and identity from the late Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

This history of Braga from the late fifteenth century to the present reacts strongly against what... more This history of Braga from the late fifteenth century to the present reacts strongly against what the author describes as the current empiricist models for the historical study of the city. In practice this means an alternative focus on concepts of landscape, looking at how Braga's identity was mirrored in and formed by its layout, and the work of its archbishops, elites and citizens in stamping their image on the city.

Research paper thumbnail of Imagem e identidade urbana - o mapa de Braga de 1594

Research paper thumbnail of Landscape and Identity in Early Sixteenth-Century Braga, Portugal

Landscapes, 2010

... The crucial element was the construction of a new road – R. Sousa (in homage to D ... that th... more ... The crucial element was the construction of a new road – R. Sousa (in homage to D ... that the intention was more, or maybe other, than the simple application of Renaissance urban planning ... a light that reached all parts of the city, uniting everyone in a common Christian identity. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Coastal defence systems in Arrábida, Portugal, during the early modern era: power and landscape

Post-Medieval Archaeology, 2011

The 16th and 17th centuries saw the transformation of the Portuguese early warning system of coas... more The 16th and 17th centuries saw the transformation of the Portuguese early warning system of coastal watchtowers built under local initiative, into one characterized by fortifications built instead by the Crown. These changes are usually explained as a means of defending the coast more efficiently against external attacks by pirates or enemy states. It is suggested in this article that the changes were more complex. By using a landscape approach emphasizing context and power relations, it is argued that the coastal defence system was instead principally a tool of the Portuguese Crown's internal attempts to centralize its territory.

Research paper thumbnail of O castelo de Abrantes durante a idade moderna

Research paper thumbnail of The Portuguese City of Braga during the Modern Era: Landscape and identity from the late Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

This history of Braga from the late fifteenth century to the present reacts strongly against what... more This history of Braga from the late fifteenth century to the present reacts strongly against what the author describes as the current empiricist models for the historical study of the city. In practice this means an alternative focus on concepts of landscape, looking at how Braga's identity was mirrored in and formed by its layout, and the work of its archbishops, elites and citizens in stamping their image on the city.

Research paper thumbnail of Imagem e identidade urbana - o mapa de Braga de 1594

Research paper thumbnail of Landscape and Identity in Early Sixteenth-Century Braga, Portugal

Landscapes, 2010

... The crucial element was the construction of a new road – R. Sousa (in homage to D ... that th... more ... The crucial element was the construction of a new road – R. Sousa (in homage to D ... that the intention was more, or maybe other, than the simple application of Renaissance urban planning ... a light that reached all parts of the city, uniting everyone in a common Christian identity. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Coastal defence systems in Arrábida, Portugal, during the early modern era: power and landscape

Post-Medieval Archaeology, 2011

The 16th and 17th centuries saw the transformation of the Portuguese early warning system of coas... more The 16th and 17th centuries saw the transformation of the Portuguese early warning system of coastal watchtowers built under local initiative, into one characterized by fortifications built instead by the Crown. These changes are usually explained as a means of defending the coast more efficiently against external attacks by pirates or enemy states. It is suggested in this article that the changes were more complex. By using a landscape approach emphasizing context and power relations, it is argued that the coastal defence system was instead principally a tool of the Portuguese Crown's internal attempts to centralize its territory.

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