Abstract
After the Portuguese discovered the Cape Verde Islands in AD 1456 they divided its main island, Santiago, into two governing captaincies. The founding settlement in the south-west, Cidade Velha, soon became the Islands' capital and a thriving trade centre; in contrast, that in the east, Alcatrazes, only lasted as an official seat from 1484-1516 and is held to have 'failed' (see Richter 2015).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Antiquity |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 358 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- Santiago Island
- Cape Verde
- early Luso-African settlement
- Alcatrazes
- Cidade Velha