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ISBN | 9789996510632 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Bib. Info | xii, 236p. |
Product Weight | 420 gms. |
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This is the English version of the title of Macau e o Siao: Relacoes Historicas nos Seculos XVIII e XIX. As a result of the decline in trade between Macau and Japan, Manila and Malacca, Macau turned its attention to Siam (known today as Thailand), developing the relations with the Kingdom, due to its strategic position and historical ties of friendship with the Portuguese. The Portuguese of Macau remained in Siam long after the decline of the Portuguese official presence in the Far East, surviving successfully and leaving their testimony: the tradition of the Portuguese presence in Siam This work analyses the relations between Macau and Siam, during the 18th and 19th centuries, considering aspects of trade, politics, diplomatic activities, religious and cultural affairs.