He has also described the Portuguese controlled rich horse trade of the southeast coast of Arabia that gave the Portuguese dominant position in the Muslim kingdoms of the Deccan as well as the kingdom of Vijayanagar. Barbosa visited Gujarat and has left a detailed description of the people and their customs as well as their rich trade.
He tended to lump all Muslims as 'Moors', though elsewhere he divided them on racial basis as Turks, Arabs, Persians, Khorasanis etc. In case of the Hindus, he mentioned Rajputs and Brahmins. He has also mentioned the Jain banian s , who would not eat any flesh.
He also mentions the different languages spoken by the Muslims of Cambay. Some of them were immigrants and some were converts, who led extravagant life style. He has mentioned the industries of Cambay particularly cotton and silk stuff manufactured by the artisans. The description of Barbosa of the ports of the West Coast of India throws much light on the rich Indian trade during the Portuguese arrival. His description of the city of Vijayanagar and the affluence accruing from the trade and the toleration of the king has been of great historical value.
One weakness about Barbosa's account that he was dependent on others for information on Bengal. His reference to the city of Bengala has generated quite a bit of controversy. Karyanya Livro de Duarte Barbosa "Buku Duarte Barbosa" adalah salah satu contoh tertua catatan perjalanan Portugis, yang mulai ditulisnya setelah ia tiba di Samudera Hindia. Tahun , Duarte turut serta dalam upaya perlayaran pertama mengelilingi dunia yang dipimpin oleh Ferdinand Magellan.
Ia tewas akibat penyergapan pada bulan Mei , saat menghadiri perjamuan yang diadakan oleh Rajah Humabon di Cebu, Filipina. Fu scrivano in una stazione di posta a Kannur Cannanore, ed interprete della lingua locale, il malayalam. Barbosa scrisse il Libro di Duarte Barbosa Livro de Duarte Barbosa nel circa, uno dei primi esemplari di letteratura di viaggio portoghese. Read more on Wikipedia. Since , the English Wikipedia page of Duarte Barbosa has received more than , page views.
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia up from 18 in Duarte Barbosa is the 2,st most popular writer up from 2,th in , the th most popular biography from Portugal down from th in and the 17th most popular Portuguese Writer. Among writers, Duarte Barbosa ranks 2, out of 5, Among people born in , Duarte Barbosa ranks
0コメント