The crown, the court and the Casa da Índia : : political centralization in Portugal, 1479-1521 / / by Susannah Humble Ferreira.

• Superior document: Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, Volume 60
• VerfasserIn: Humble Ferreira, Susannah,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; Volume 60.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (197 pages) :; color illustrations.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Spin Doctors of the Crown: The Chroniclers and Their Contexts /; From Royal Household to Royal Court: Patronage as a Political Strategy /; Inquiry and Reform /; Alms for the King /; The Crown and Its Castles /; Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004298193
• ISSN: 1569-1934
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Susannah Humble Ferreira.

In The Crown, the Court and the Casa da Índia , Susannah Humble Ferreira examines the social and political context that gave rise to the Portuguese Overseas Empire during the reigns of João II (1481-95) and Manuel I (1495-1521). In particular the book elucidates the role of the Portuguese royal household in the political consolidation of Portugal in this period. By looking at the relationship of the Manueline Reforms, the expulsion of the Jews and the creation of the Santa Casa da Misericordia to the political threat brought on by the expansion of Ferdinand of Aragon into the Mediterranean, the author re-evaluates the place of the overseas expansion in the policies of the Portuguese crown.