I am a Historian, trained in Cultural and Religious History, mainly researching History of Macau, History of Timor Leste, and the Portuguese presence in Southeast Asia. Address: Macau
From February 19, 1942, to September 1, 1945, Timor Leste was brutally occupied by the Japanese i... more From February 19, 1942, to September 1, 1945, Timor Leste was brutally occupied by the Japanese imperial army during the Pacific War. This Portuguese official documentary presents some of the territory's reconstruction efforts that lasted up to 1957/1958.
Official video of the colonial Portuguese administration for displaying a cultural representation... more Official video of the colonial Portuguese administration for displaying a cultural representation of Timor Leste in cinemas across Portugal and its colonies.
The video presents the history of the economic structures of Portugal from the end of the Middle ... more The video presents the history of the economic structures of Portugal from the end of the Middle Ages to the 18th century.
The video presents the history of the population and demography of Portugal from the late Middle ... more The video presents the history of the population and demography of Portugal from the late Middle ages to the 18th century.
This video presents the history of social organization and groups of the Portuguese society from ... more This video presents the history of social organization and groups of the Portuguese society from the late Middle Ages to the 18th century.
This video presents the history of the social organization and groups of the Portuguese society f... more This video presents the history of the social organization and groups of the Portuguese society from the late Middle Ages to the 18th century.
The video presents the main parenthood and family structures in the history of Portugal from the ... more The video presents the main parenthood and family structures in the history of Portugal from the 15th to 18th century.
A documentary of one of the most impressive religious and cultural festivals of Timor Leste: the ... more A documentary of one of the most impressive religious and cultural festivals of Timor Leste: the St. Anthony festivities in Mamatuto.
This video presents the history of the main social problems and clashes in Portugal from the late... more This video presents the history of the main social problems and clashes in Portugal from the late Middle ages to the 18th century.
This study aims to reconstruct an essential part of the cultural and professional biography of He... more This study aims to reconstruct an essential part of the cultural and professional biography of Henrique de Senna Fernandes (HSF), especially as a long-time history teacher in official and commercial secondary education, to investigate his public speech in commemoration of the birth of Infante D. Henrique (1394–1460), presented in 1957 at the Teatro D. Pedro V and immediately published in magazine "Mosaico". The HSF text is studied in detail to identify an apologetic, not strictly historical, representation of Infante D. Henrique and the genesis of the so-called ‘Portuguese Discoveries’. The research studies the continuation of possible cultural and intertextual affiliations and references, and meanwhile, acknowledges in these final horizons of the 1950s that, returning from Coimbra in 1954 as a Law graduate, HSF followed and called up very closely ideas, myths, and even forms of writing promoted by the Portuguese intellectual António Sardinha (1887–1925), the famous promoter of the movement of Lusitanian Integralism. Afterward, this study finally rebuilds the critical historical and ideological links between Sardinha and Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), whose Luso-tropicalist theory has been identified as an important influence on HSF’s literary work in short stories and novels to frame his endogenous representation of the Macanese community, ethnicity, and the challenges to its cultural identity.
This paper researches 18th-century cartography and documents already displaying the concept of "G... more This paper researches 18th-century cartography and documents already displaying the concept of "Great Bay," referring to the maritime geographic and trade territory between Macao and Guangzhou.
This article researches the contents, sources, and literary strategies of Manuel de Faria e Sousa... more This article researches the contents, sources, and literary strategies of Manuel de Faria e Sousa dissertation on "Hinduism". The text was finished in manuscript in 1640 and later published in Lisbon presses in the second volume of "Asia Portuguesa".
The 18th US President is best remembered as the general that led the Union to victory over the so... more The 18th US President is best remembered as the general that led the Union to victory over the southern Confederacy in the American Civil War. But Grant’s impact went beyond the US. We take a look back at his peripatetic world tour, including a little-known trip to Macao on May 9-10, 1879.
This paper rediscusses the famous Dutch defeat in the battle for the conquest of Macau in 1622, r... more This paper rediscusses the famous Dutch defeat in the battle for the conquest of Macau in 1622, recalling its historical context, textual representations, and economic meanings. It also addresses the unfulfilled later projects of the VOC in 1641-1642 for a novel attack on Macau, followed by an extensive period of trade maritime profitable exchanges between the Portuguese-Chinese enclave and Batavia.
From February 19, 1942, to September 1, 1945, Timor Leste was brutally occupied by the Japanese i... more From February 19, 1942, to September 1, 1945, Timor Leste was brutally occupied by the Japanese imperial army during the Pacific War. This Portuguese official documentary presents some of the territory's reconstruction efforts that lasted up to 1957/1958.
Official video of the colonial Portuguese administration for displaying a cultural representation... more Official video of the colonial Portuguese administration for displaying a cultural representation of Timor Leste in cinemas across Portugal and its colonies.
The video presents the history of the economic structures of Portugal from the end of the Middle ... more The video presents the history of the economic structures of Portugal from the end of the Middle Ages to the 18th century.
The video presents the history of the population and demography of Portugal from the late Middle ... more The video presents the history of the population and demography of Portugal from the late Middle ages to the 18th century.
This video presents the history of social organization and groups of the Portuguese society from ... more This video presents the history of social organization and groups of the Portuguese society from the late Middle Ages to the 18th century.
This video presents the history of the social organization and groups of the Portuguese society f... more This video presents the history of the social organization and groups of the Portuguese society from the late Middle Ages to the 18th century.
The video presents the main parenthood and family structures in the history of Portugal from the ... more The video presents the main parenthood and family structures in the history of Portugal from the 15th to 18th century.
A documentary of one of the most impressive religious and cultural festivals of Timor Leste: the ... more A documentary of one of the most impressive religious and cultural festivals of Timor Leste: the St. Anthony festivities in Mamatuto.
This video presents the history of the main social problems and clashes in Portugal from the late... more This video presents the history of the main social problems and clashes in Portugal from the late Middle ages to the 18th century.
This study aims to reconstruct an essential part of the cultural and professional biography of He... more This study aims to reconstruct an essential part of the cultural and professional biography of Henrique de Senna Fernandes (HSF), especially as a long-time history teacher in official and commercial secondary education, to investigate his public speech in commemoration of the birth of Infante D. Henrique (1394–1460), presented in 1957 at the Teatro D. Pedro V and immediately published in magazine "Mosaico". The HSF text is studied in detail to identify an apologetic, not strictly historical, representation of Infante D. Henrique and the genesis of the so-called ‘Portuguese Discoveries’. The research studies the continuation of possible cultural and intertextual affiliations and references, and meanwhile, acknowledges in these final horizons of the 1950s that, returning from Coimbra in 1954 as a Law graduate, HSF followed and called up very closely ideas, myths, and even forms of writing promoted by the Portuguese intellectual António Sardinha (1887–1925), the famous promoter of the movement of Lusitanian Integralism. Afterward, this study finally rebuilds the critical historical and ideological links between Sardinha and Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), whose Luso-tropicalist theory has been identified as an important influence on HSF’s literary work in short stories and novels to frame his endogenous representation of the Macanese community, ethnicity, and the challenges to its cultural identity.
This paper researches 18th-century cartography and documents already displaying the concept of "G... more This paper researches 18th-century cartography and documents already displaying the concept of "Great Bay," referring to the maritime geographic and trade territory between Macao and Guangzhou.
This article researches the contents, sources, and literary strategies of Manuel de Faria e Sousa... more This article researches the contents, sources, and literary strategies of Manuel de Faria e Sousa dissertation on "Hinduism". The text was finished in manuscript in 1640 and later published in Lisbon presses in the second volume of "Asia Portuguesa".
The 18th US President is best remembered as the general that led the Union to victory over the so... more The 18th US President is best remembered as the general that led the Union to victory over the southern Confederacy in the American Civil War. But Grant’s impact went beyond the US. We take a look back at his peripatetic world tour, including a little-known trip to Macao on May 9-10, 1879.
This paper rediscusses the famous Dutch defeat in the battle for the conquest of Macau in 1622, r... more This paper rediscusses the famous Dutch defeat in the battle for the conquest of Macau in 1622, recalling its historical context, textual representations, and economic meanings. It also addresses the unfulfilled later projects of the VOC in 1641-1642 for a novel attack on Macau, followed by an extensive period of trade maritime profitable exchanges between the Portuguese-Chinese enclave and Batavia.
This article recalls a field visit made with António Pedrosa back in
2001 to the former fishermen... more This article recalls a field visit made with António Pedrosa back in 2001 to the former fishermen village of Bidao, now part of East- Timor capital, Dili. Received then by the head of Our Lady of Bidao Catholic brotherhood, from him we learnt a narrative stressing that the community was the only with a true Portuguese origin since it had been founded by the survivors of a shipwreck in 1512. It is precisely this narrative between historical fragments and communitarian myth that this paper remembers, researches and tries to explain.
This paper studies the French Jesuit Alexandre de Rhodes and his representation of Macau where he... more This paper studies the French Jesuit Alexandre de Rhodes and his representation of Macau where he lived for more than one decade.
Memórias, Viagens e Viajantes Franceses por Macau (1609-1900). Volume IV, 2022
Publication, research and interpretation of 295 French memories and travel texts on Macau organiz... more Publication, research and interpretation of 295 French memories and travel texts on Macau organized and published from 1609 to 1900.
Memórias, Viagens e Viajantes Franceses por Macau (1609-1900). Volume III
Publication, research and interpretation of 295 French memories and travel texts on Macau organiz... more Publication, research and interpretation of 295 French memories and travel texts on Macau organized and published from 1609 to 1900.
Memórias, Viagens e Viajantes Franceses por Macau (1609-1900). Volume II, 2022
Publication, research and interpretation of 295 French memories and travel texts on Macau organiz... more Publication, research and interpretation of 295 French memories and travel texts on Macau organized and published from 1609 to 1900.
Memórias, Viagens e Viajantes Franceses por Macau (1609-1900). Volume I, 2022
Publication, research and interpretation of 295 French memories and travel texts on Macau organiz... more Publication, research and interpretation of 295 French memories and travel texts on Macau organized and published from 1609 to 1900.
Em 2001, há cinco anos, Xanana Gusmão era eleito presidente de Timor Lorosae e iniciava-se, então... more Em 2001, há cinco anos, Xanana Gusmão era eleito presidente de Timor Lorosae e iniciava-se, então, definitivamente, o processo de independência da antiga colónia portuguesa e punha-se termo à ocupação indonésia do último quartel do século XX. A mais jovem nação do mundo, que continua a viver tempos difíceis, funda-se, no entanto, em séculos de história intimamente ligada às relações marítimo-comerciais que interligavam os povos da região e à expansão portuguesa no Extremo Oriente. Como contributo para o estudo dessa história, à luz das relações próximas entre Macau e Timor-Leste, trazemos aos nossos leitores um conjunto de artigos sobre a fundação do Timor moderno e sobre a diáspora timorense que em Macau encontrou local de estudo, trabalho e refúgio.
This book researches Portuguese and Spanish competition regarding rights and political control ov... more This book researches Portuguese and Spanish competition regarding rights and political control over the Philippines in the framework of Iberian empires in East Asia. The clash would only end up with the signing of the Treaty of Madrid, in 1775, exchanging Portuguese rights in the Philippines by the recognition of South colonial Brazil borders. At the same time, the treaty is the first case of a colonial agreement based in the principle of "ubi possedetis".
Special issue of Macau Cultural Review International Edition on the 500th anniversary of St. Fran... more Special issue of Macau Cultural Review International Edition on the 500th anniversary of St. Francis Xavier birth, studying his missionary work in Southeast Asia, Japan, and final projects to reach China.
A special issue of Macau International Cultural Review on Magellan maritime world voyage and its ... more A special issue of Macau International Cultural Review on Magellan maritime world voyage and its consequences.
Conference Proceedings of Macao-Philippines Historical Relations, 2005
Proceedings of the International Conference Macao-Philippines Historical Relations held at the Un... more Proceedings of the International Conference Macao-Philippines Historical Relations held at the University of Macao, 18-20 February 2004.
This book studies through comparative and contrastive methodologies the diverse but also intercon... more This book studies through comparative and contrastive methodologies the diverse but also interconnected roles of Europe and Asia in the process of globalization of goods, trade and exchanges of populations, technologies and cultures during 16th to early 19th centuries.
Proceedings of the conference Philippines-Portugal Historical Relations held in September 2002 at... more Proceedings of the conference Philippines-Portugal Historical Relations held in September 2002 at Manila university of St. Thomas.
This book chapter researches the influence of Catholic ethics and moral precepts in Portuguese or... more This book chapter researches the influence of Catholic ethics and moral precepts in Portuguese organization of the fiscal system in Malacca at the end of the 16th century.
Conference: I Encontro de Historiadores Portugueses e Soviéticos. Première Conference d'historien... more Conference: I Encontro de Historiadores Portugueses e Soviéticos. Première Conference d'historiens portugais et soviétique, Moscow, 1984, Volume: 1
This is the report for aggregation examinations, a former requirement in the Portuguese universit... more This is the report for aggregation examinations, a former requirement in the Portuguese university system to be eligible to apply to full professor position. The report explains the syllabus, theoretical contents and methodologies for teaching and researching at a Master level a seminar on "Culture, Religions and Religious Practices in the Modern World" from 16th to 18th centuries. The theoretical contents were built from Mircea Eliade scholarship on Religious Studies while research trends deal with the history and anthropology of Portugal and the Portuguese colonial Empire.
This PhD thesis studies the Portuguese queen Leonor (1458-1525) strong patronage of Renaissance a... more This PhD thesis studies the Portuguese queen Leonor (1458-1525) strong patronage of Renaissance art and architecture, her key role on modern religious monastic reforms and her promotion of a new lay brotherhood - the Holy Houses of Mercy or "Misericordias" - that spread from Portugal to all diverse overseas territories, thereafter becoming along with municipal town halls the most important social institution of Portuguese colonial presence worldwide.
This Master dissertation in Modern History studies the three printed Commercial Arithmetics publi... more This Master dissertation in Modern History studies the three printed Commercial Arithmetics published in 16th century in Portugal, particularly studying the impacts of Portuguese expansion in the East in arithmetics practical teaching.
This presentation researches the role of Macau as a platform between Latin America and China thro... more This presentation researches the role of Macau as a platform between Latin America and China through Manila.
The Cultural Revolution in Historical Perspective, 2007
This communication rediscusses the Chinese Cultural Revolution from a historical perspective usin... more This communication rediscusses the Chinese Cultural Revolution from a historical perspective using the methodological tools of "history from below".
This communication researches the 9th BRICS' summit in Xiamen, China, introducing the subjects of... more This communication researches the 9th BRICS' summit in Xiamen, China, introducing the subjects of deglobalization and geopolitics world changes.
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‘Portuguese Discoveries’. The research studies the continuation of possible cultural and intertextual affiliations and references, and meanwhile, acknowledges in these final horizons of the 1950s that, returning from Coimbra in 1954 as a Law graduate, HSF followed and called up very closely ideas, myths, and even forms of writing promoted by the Portuguese intellectual António Sardinha (1887–1925), the famous
promoter of the movement of Lusitanian Integralism. Afterward, this study finally rebuilds the critical historical and ideological links between Sardinha and Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), whose Luso-tropicalist theory has been identified as an important influence on HSF’s literary work in short stories and novels to frame his endogenous representation of the Macanese community, ethnicity, and the challenges to its cultural identity.
‘Portuguese Discoveries’. The research studies the continuation of possible cultural and intertextual affiliations and references, and meanwhile, acknowledges in these final horizons of the 1950s that, returning from Coimbra in 1954 as a Law graduate, HSF followed and called up very closely ideas, myths, and even forms of writing promoted by the Portuguese intellectual António Sardinha (1887–1925), the famous
promoter of the movement of Lusitanian Integralism. Afterward, this study finally rebuilds the critical historical and ideological links between Sardinha and Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), whose Luso-tropicalist theory has been identified as an important influence on HSF’s literary work in short stories and novels to frame his endogenous representation of the Macanese community, ethnicity, and the challenges to its cultural identity.
2001 to the former fishermen village of Bidao, now part of East-
Timor capital, Dili. Received then by the head of Our Lady of Bidao
Catholic brotherhood, from him we learnt a narrative stressing that
the community was the only with a true Portuguese origin since it had
been founded by the survivors of a shipwreck in 1512. It is precisely
this narrative between historical fragments and communitarian myth
that this paper remembers, researches and tries to explain.