Portuguese Memorial

This is a 1494 letter from a Portuguese noble to Queen Isabella I (1451–1504) urging her to send expeditions to Africa
This important document had lain unnoticed in Simancas until its discovery in the 20th century
A precious find from the early days of the Age of Exploration and Colonization

Portuguese Memorial

leg. 367, doc. 142 Archivo General (Simancas, Spain)

Description

Portuguese Memorial

Memorial sent by a Portuguese noble to Queen Isabella of Castile in 1494 urging her to send expeditions towards Africa rather than to the Indies. This important document had lain unnoticed in the General Record Office in Simancas since the 16th century, until its discovery by Professor Itsvan Szaszdi León-Borja of Valladolid University and Professor Katalin Klimes Szmik of Budapest University, the joint authors of the study and transcription contained in the accompanying volume.

Codicology

Alternative Titles: Memorial Portugués
Size / Format: 50 pages / 33.0 × 23.0 cm
Origin: Portugal
Date: 1494
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Renaissance
Genre: Chronicles / History / Law
Language: Latin
Previous Owners: Queen Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504)

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Facsimile Editions

#1 Memorial Portugués

Testimonio Compañía Editorial – Madrid, 1994

Publisher: Testimonio Compañía Editorial – Madrid, 1994

Limited Edition: 980 copies

Binding: Embossed leather

Commentary: 1 volume by Itsvan Sazszdi and Katlin Klimes-Szmik
Language: Spanish

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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