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The Portuguese Columbus

Secret Agent of King John II

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Cathars

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 3-12
    3. The Inquisition

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 13-18
    4. The Portuguese Jews

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 19-33
    5. The Peninsular Crusades and the Templars

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 34-45
    6. The Discoveries before Columbus

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 46-65
    7. The Diplomatic Treaties of King John II

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 66-78
  3. The Hermeticism of Columbus

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
    2. Documentation of Columbus’s Origins

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 81-85
    3. The Language of Columbus

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 86-96
    4. The ‘Foreign Columbuses’

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 97-113
  4. Empirical and Scientific Navigation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
    2. Portuguese Nautical Cryptography

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 117-132
    3. The Enigma of Columbus’s Voyages

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 133-142
    4. The Problem of the Legendary Thule

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 143-148
    5. More Theses on the Discovery of America

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 149-161
    6. The Mystery of the Seven Cities

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 162-175
  5. Biographical Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
    2. Enigmatic Lineage

      • Mascarenhas Barreto
      Pages 179-188

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Portuguese Columbus

  • Book Subtitle: Secret Agent of King John II

  • Authors: Mascarenhas Barreto

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21994-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-21996-4Published: 01 January 1992

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-21994-0Published: 13 April 1992

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 572

  • Topics: History of the Americas

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