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Book: “The Baker Who Pretended Be King of Portugal” by Ruth Mackay – Editor’s...
When King Sebastian of Portugal (1554-1578) was slain in battle in 1578, in Alcácer-Quibir, Morocco, he perished without a son or apparent heir, and Portugal lost her independence to Spain. Diligences...
View ArticlePEM: Portuguese 15th Century Pastrana Tapestries – Exhibition
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM), of Massachusetts, is hosting an exhibition of 15th century Portuguese tapestries titled, The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries, on view from...
View ArticleAlmeida Mello: The plight to save the Jewish legacy in the Azores – Interview
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Historian José de Almeida Mello is the chief librarian of the Ponta Delgada Municipal Library and the cultural attaché of Ponta Delgada City Hall. In 2003, the Israeli...
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