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Portuguese and Spanish in Southeast China During 16th–17th Century: A Perspective of Maritime Ethno-Archaeology

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The Portuguese and the Spanish initially sailing around the world since the end of 15th century had been the most important maritime cultural event in human history. These pioneering global navigators brought the broad and deep international cultural encounter, exchange and conflict between the Eastern Asia and the Western world. In the Southeast China region, the arrival of these early European navigators brought a diversity of  social culture and resulted a significant cultural change in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Wu, C. (2016). Portuguese and Spanish in Southeast China During 16th–17th Century: A Perspective of Maritime Ethno-Archaeology. In: Wu, C. (eds) Early Navigation in the Asia-Pacific Region. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0904-4_11

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