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History, Volume 110, Issue 389, Page 24-48, January 2025.Abstract Scholars have largely blamed shipbuilding for maritime expansion for being the main driver of deforestation in early modern Portugal. This article sets out to revisit the origins and reproduction of this narrative by analysing three interconnected elements in a case study of Lisbon's shipyards.
KOLDO TRAPAGA‐MONCHET
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Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 47, Issue 4, Page 383-404, December 2024.Abstract The establishment of a Royal Naval Dockyard in Ferrol (Spain) favoured engagement in international activities and hence the development of useful connections with other European cities and towns. This article examines trade links between Scotland and Spain through the port of Ferrol during the 1770s, with particular emphasis on the British ...
Mónica Amenedo‐Costa
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Chía and its wild relatives: A superfood Salvia (Lamiaceae)
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 1284-1292, November 2024.Alternative crops are a promising approach to address the global food shortage that is exacerbated by climate change and wealth disparities. Some of these alternative crops are traditional food plants that have been widely traded for centuries, whereas others have only recently become more popular.
Sabina I. Lara‐Cabrera +4 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 6, Issue 5, Page 1047-1059, September 2024.Maize is the world's second most important agricultural crop. The cereal was unknown to Europeans before the end of the 15th century, but since its arrival in Europe, it has changed agriculture, food and landscapes. Terraces where maize was cultivated in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula contributed to the formation of local cultures and ...
Inês Gomes +2 more
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The role of the Praenotamenta of Jodocus Badius Ascensius in shaping early modern dramatic criticism
Renaissance Studies, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 416-434, June 2024.Abstract This article examines the profound and enduring legacy of the treatise on classical drama known as Praenotamenta ascensiana in shaping early modern dramatic poetics. Written by Flemish scholar Jodocus Badius Ascensius (1462–1535) as a preface to his 1502 edition of the Classical plays of Terence, this work has been unjustly overlooked by the ...
Giulia Torello‐Hill
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Biombos mexicanos e identidad criolla
Revista de Indias, 2020 Los biombos mexicanos surgen en el siglo XVII como una expresión de los gustos e inquietudes de los grupos medios y altos de la sociedad virreinal. La intención de este artículo es desvelar algunos de los secretos que esconden sus pinturas y reflexionar ...
Alberto Baena Zapatero
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Testamentos escritos por bilingües en el valle de Jauja (Perú, siglo XVII)
Allpanchis, 2012 Este artículo propone un análisis pragmático-discursivo de testamentos procedentes del valle de Jauja (Perú) del siglo XVII, los cuales se consideran manifestaciones del saber lingüístico y textual de sus redactores.
Ulrike Kolbinger
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A safe asset in early modern Castile, 1543–1714
The Economic History Review, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 212-243, February 2024.Abstract This article shows how public offices in the early modern period became investment assets in Castile (Spain). Moreover, it demonstrates that offices fulfilled all the conditions for being viewed as safe assets. In particular, through the combination of qualitative sources with a novel hand‐collected database, it shows that offices did not ...
Víctor M. Gómez‐Blanco
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Nueva Revista de Filología Hispánica, 1987 Se reseñó el libro: Léxico hispanoamericano del siglo xvii.
María Beatriz Fontanella de Weinberg
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