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Date: | Tue, 24 Feb 2004 21:40:01 -0500 |
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The first annual conference of the Centre for Portuguese Nautical Studies
will be held at the Wild Coast Sun Hotel, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, on 7-9
August, 2004. Anyone is welcome who wishes to attend or to present a paper. Both
local and international speakers are anticipated. The papers will focus on
Portuguese maritime history, the Portuguese ship, maritime archaeology and
trade, trade routes, and trade goods during the Carreira da India Period (Ca.
1500-1700). If you are interested in presenting a paper, send abstract and title
of your topic to <[log in to unmask]>. On August 9, a monument in the
form of a Portuguese padrao will be unveiled at the wreck site of the Sao Benito
at Mzikaba in the Mkambati Nature Reserve, commemorating the stranding of this
vessel some 450 years ago. It is hoped that the Portuguese ambassador to
South Africa will attend.
Robert L. Hoover, Ph.D.
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