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To the character and importance of the Portuguese activities in Morocco 1415-1769
Staněk, Karel ; Skřivan, Aleš (referee)
The seize of the city of Ceuta (1415), strategically very important port in Gibraltar strait, began the period of Portuguese territorial expansion to Morocco. One of the main efforts of the Portuguese was to secure the safety for coastal areas of southern province of Algarve, which is primary connected with expansion to Morocco from the geographical point of view. The deep religious exaltation as one of the consequences of reconquista penetrated through all invasions to North Africa and based them from the ideological point of view. The peace treaty concluded in 1471 with future ruler of Muslim kingdom of Fes, resulted in subjugation of continuous north Moroccan interior in the provinces of Habt and al-Gharb. Between 1541- 1550 Portuguese evacuated under the pressure of sharifs majority of their possessions in Morocco. Until 1769 kept only in Mazagan.
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Portuguese attempt to settle Sri Lanka (1580-1630)
Staněk, Karel ; Skřivan, Aleš (advisor) ; Opatrný, Josef (referee) ; Wanner, Michal (referee)
This thesis deals with the Portuguese attempt to settle Sri Lanka in the period between 1580-1630. It analyses, at first, the origin of the colonization project which was a product of the transformation of the character of the Portuguese influence on the island in the transition of 16th and 17th centuries. This character has been changed from commerce oriented on conquest-oriented. At second, it finds the causes of decisive failure of Portuguese and their evaluation. It attempts to contextualize the events within the scope of Portuguese policy in Sri Lanka and within the overall context of the Portuguese expansion in the East. The events outside of the island were immensely important for the development in Sri Lanka because they contribute to the formation of military and political concepts as well as to take of specific decisions. In Sri Lanka, the Portuguese traded since 1506 when they for the first time stood on its shore, but, during the 16th century, they have been still more involved in the local political situation on the part of the Kingdom of Kotte. Finally, during the 80's and 90's of the 16th century, they decided to control the island. In a very short time, they gained under their direct or indirect control all island territories, except the Sri Lankan central plateau on which the...
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To the character and importance of the Portuguese activities in Morocco 1415-1769
Staněk, Karel ; Skřivan, Aleš (referee)
The seize of the city of Ceuta (1415), strategically very important port in Gibraltar strait, began the period of Portuguese territorial expansion to Morocco. One of the main efforts of the Portuguese was to secure the safety for coastal areas of southern province of Algarve, which is primary connected with expansion to Morocco from the geographical point of view. The deep religious exaltation as one of the consequences of reconquista penetrated through all invasions to North Africa and based them from the ideological point of view. The peace treaty concluded in 1471 with future ruler of Muslim kingdom of Fes, resulted in subjugation of continuous north Moroccan interior in the provinces of Habt and al-Gharb. Between 1541- 1550 Portuguese evacuated under the pressure of sharifs majority of their possessions in Morocco. Until 1769 kept only in Mazagan.
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To the character and importance of the Portuguese activities in Morocco 1415-1769
Staněk, Karel ; Opatrný, Josef (referee) ; Skřivan, Aleš (advisor)
The Portuguese era in Morocco can me defined by the years 1415-1769, nevertheless, the Portuguese interest in so-called Berber lands goes back to 12th century. The Portuguese sovereigns constantly wanted to control the frequent naval routes run through the Gibraltar channel and connecting the south-west Europe with Mediterranean. One of the main efforts of the Portuguese was to secure the safety for coastal areas of southern province of Algarve, which is primary connected with expansion to Morocco from the geographical point of view. The deep religious exaltation as one of the consequences of reconquista penetrated through all invasions to North Africa and based them from the ideological point of view. The seize of the city of Ceuta, strategically very important port in Gibraltar strait, began the period of Portuguese territorial expansion to non-European areas, which was in 15th century exclusively limited to Morocco, in 1415. The history of the oldest overseas world empire started right here. The necessity to secure the safety for the garrison in Ceuta, to enlarge very limited area for possible operations and to fight off the Castilian threat at the same time, resulted in 1437 in the attack on another very important centre in the Gibraltar channel - Tangier. Nevertheless, this attempt resulted in...
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