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Aspetos da defesa militar dos Açores no quadro Atlântico do ‘Mare liberum’ – a fortificação de uma periferia: o caso da ilha de Santa Maria (séculos XVI-XVIII)
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Abstract(s)
O presente estudo consiste numa abordagem aos aspetos da defesa militar dos Açores no quadro Atlântico do “Mare liberum”, com ênfase num estudo de caso, a saber a fortificação da ilha açoriana de Santa Maria (séculos XVI-XVIII).
Como ponto de partida, analisamos de forma global os aspetos militares na obra do cronista quinhentista Gaspar Frutuoso, confrontando-os com outros autores e obras desde o período em tela até aos nossos dias, assim como procuramos compreender os exemplares de cartografia antiga que representam a ilha de Santa Maria, procurando reconstruir uma narrativa fundamentada da história da defesa militar da ilha.
Além de informações historiográficas e cartográficas, entendemos que, durante os anos da investigação ao solicitar o acesso e manusear os fundos documentais sobre a Ilha de Santa Maria, hoje já quase totalmente processados e tratados arquivisticamente, contribuímos para o seu conhecimento e divulgação, permitindo a outros investigadores abrir e desenvolver, ou aprofundar, outras linhas de trabalho sobre a ilha.
Pretendeu-se ainda inscrever a história da defesa militar da ilha num arco maior de defesa dos Açores, e de confronto das nações europeias no espaço de fronteira entre a Europa, a África e a América, constituído pelo arquipélago.
ABSTRACT: The present study is an approach to the aspects of the military defence of the Azores in the Atlantic context of the “Mare liberum”, with emphasis on a case study, namely the fortification of the Azorean island of Santa Maria (16th-18th centuries). As a starting point, we analyse in a global way the military aspects in the work of the sixteenth-century chronicler Gaspar Frutuoso, confronting them with other authors and works from the period on screen to our days, as well as seeking to understand the specimens of Ancient cartography representing the island of Santa Maria, seeking to reconstruct a reasoned narrative of the history of the island's military defence. In addition to historiographic and cartographic information, we understand that during the years of research when requesting access and handling documentary funds on the island of Santa Maria, now almost fully processed and treated archivistically, we contributed to their knowledge and dissemination, allowing other researchers to open and develop, or deepen, other lines of work on the island. It was also intended to inscribe the history of the military defence of the island in a greater arch of defence of the Azores, and the confrontation of the European nations in the border space between Europe, Africa and America, constituted by the archipelago.
ABSTRACT: The present study is an approach to the aspects of the military defence of the Azores in the Atlantic context of the “Mare liberum”, with emphasis on a case study, namely the fortification of the Azorean island of Santa Maria (16th-18th centuries). As a starting point, we analyse in a global way the military aspects in the work of the sixteenth-century chronicler Gaspar Frutuoso, confronting them with other authors and works from the period on screen to our days, as well as seeking to understand the specimens of Ancient cartography representing the island of Santa Maria, seeking to reconstruct a reasoned narrative of the history of the island's military defence. In addition to historiographic and cartographic information, we understand that during the years of research when requesting access and handling documentary funds on the island of Santa Maria, now almost fully processed and treated archivistically, we contributed to their knowledge and dissemination, allowing other researchers to open and develop, or deepen, other lines of work on the island. It was also intended to inscribe the history of the military defence of the island in a greater arch of defence of the Azores, and the confrontation of the European nations in the border space between Europe, Africa and America, constituted by the archipelago.
Description
Tese de Doutoramento, História Insular e Atlântica (séculos XV-XX), 28 de julho de 2020, Universidade dos Açores.
Keywords
Açores Fronteira Gaspar Frutuoso História Atlântica Ilha de Santa Maria Macaronésia Património construído Periferia
Citation
Cruz, Carlos Luís Marques Castanheira da. (2019). "Aspetos da defesa militar dos Açores no quadro Atlântico do ‘Mare liberum’ – a fortificação de uma periferia: o caso da ilha de Santa Maria (séculos XVI-XVIII)". 447 p. (Tese de Doutoramento em História Insular e Atlântica (séculos XV-XX)). Ponta Delgada: Universidade dos Açores, 2019. Disponível em http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/7153