Between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century traveling under the Portuguese or Spanish flag implied the use of alternative ocean routes. As the search for passages continued, the two Iberian nations organized routes to the East Indies that were also used by the two embassies from Japan to reach the pope. These experiences show how the cultural and cartographic elaboration of geographical informations from distant countries took place in Europe. They also point out how the Japanese, although not great travelers, had strong commercial interests that motivated them to perform, in thirty years, two trips and to virtually circumnavigate the globe.

D'Ascenzo, A. (2019). En busca de los pasajes… Rutas oceánicas, viajes y embajadas entre la Europa y las Indias (siglos XVI-XVII). REVISTA DE ESTUDIOS COLOMBINOS, 15(giugno 2019), 169-182.

En busca de los pasajes… Rutas oceánicas, viajes y embajadas entre la Europa y las Indias (siglos XVI-XVII)

Annalisa D'Ascenzo
Investigation
2019-01-01

Abstract

Between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century traveling under the Portuguese or Spanish flag implied the use of alternative ocean routes. As the search for passages continued, the two Iberian nations organized routes to the East Indies that were also used by the two embassies from Japan to reach the pope. These experiences show how the cultural and cartographic elaboration of geographical informations from distant countries took place in Europe. They also point out how the Japanese, although not great travelers, had strong commercial interests that motivated them to perform, in thirty years, two trips and to virtually circumnavigate the globe.
2019
Entre finales del siglo XVI y principios del XVII, viajar bajo la bandera portuguesa o española implicaba el uso de rutas oceánicas alternativas. Mientras continuaba la búsqueda de los pasajes, las dos naciones ibéricas organizaron rutas a las Indias Orientales que también fueron utilizadas por las dos embajadas de Japón para llegar al papa. Estas experiencias muestran cómo se llevó a cabo en Europa la elaboración cultural y cartográfica de las informaciones geográficas provenientes de países lejanos. También señalan cómo los japoneses, a pesar de no ser grandes viajeros, tenían fuertes intereses comerciales que los motivaron a hacer, en treinta años, dos viajes y prácticamente circunnavegar el mundo.
D'Ascenzo, A. (2019). En busca de los pasajes… Rutas oceánicas, viajes y embajadas entre la Europa y las Indias (siglos XVI-XVII). REVISTA DE ESTUDIOS COLOMBINOS, 15(giugno 2019), 169-182.
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