THE NARRATIVE OF JOÃO DE CARVALHO MASCARENHAS – PART 6
This week, we continue with the narrative of João de Carvalho Mascarenhas, the Portuguese soldier who was captured at sea[…]
Read moreThis week, we continue with the narrative of João de Carvalho Mascarenhas, the Portuguese soldier who was captured at sea[…]
Read moreThis week, we continue with the narrative of João de Carvalho Mascarenhas, the Portuguese soldier who was captured at sea[…]
Read moreThis week, we continue with the narrative of João de Carvalho Mascarenhas, the Portuguese soldier who was captured at sea[…]
Read moreThis week, we continue with the narrative of João de Carvalho Mascarenhas, the Portuguese soldier who was captured at sea[…]
Read moreThis week, we continue with the narrative of João de Carvalho Mascarenhas, the Portuguese soldier who was captured at sea[…]
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Read morePerhaps the most striking aspect of Charles V’s ill-fated expedition against Algiers was the storm that put an end to[…]
Read moreWhen people hear the phrase “the Spanish Armada,” they invariably think of the great fleet of ships sent by the[…]
Read moreLast week, we looked at Reverend Ólafur Egilsson’s description of Algiers as it was in August-September, 1627. This week, we[…]
Read moreQuite a few descriptions of Algiers penned by European observers have come down to us from the seventeenth century. One[…]
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