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ANTÓNIO MANUEL HESPANHA - DIASPORA AND EXPANSION. THE JEWS AND THE PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES. OCEANOS, Nº 29 - Dir. António Manuel Hespanha; AAVV, Lisbon, National Commission for the Commemoration of the Portuguese Discoveries, 1997. Richly documented and illustrated. Gathers an interesting set of articles on the expulsion of Jews from Portugal; the Sephardic diaspora and the formation of financial elites in Europe; Portuguese New Christians; resistance of the Trás-os-Montes Jewish minority to assimilation; Abraham Zacuto and Nautical Science... An album of great historiographical scope. Publisher's large-format paperback binding. Excellent copy.