Crónica da Guiné

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Crónica da Guiné is a 15th-century Portuguese chronicle that narrates early Portuguese explorations and conquests along the West African coast.

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Crónica da Guiné canonical 2

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instanceOf Portuguese literature ⓘ
chronicle ⓘ
historical work ⓘ
associatedWith Order of Christ ⓘ
Portuguese Crown ⓘ
author Gomes Eanes de Zurara ⓘ
commissionedBy Prince Henry the Navigator ⓘ
linked to: Henry the Navigator
containsAccountOf maritime exploration beyond Cape Bojador ⓘ
trade in gold and other goods in West Africa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
dateWritten 15th century ⓘ
describesEvent Portuguese raids and conquests in West Africa ⓘ
capture and enslavement of Africans by the Portuguese ⓘ
early Portuguese voyages along the West African coast ⓘ
documentType royal commission chronicle ⓘ
focusesOn economic motives for expansion ⓘ
military expeditions ⓘ
religious motives for expansion ⓘ
genre chronicle ⓘ
court historiography ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
hasInfluenced historiography of Portuguese discoveries ⓘ
historicalPeriod 15th-century Portuguese expansion ⓘ
Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration
historicalValue primary source for 15th-century West African–Portuguese contacts ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
literaryStyle medieval chronicle style ⓘ
panegyrical ⓘ
mainSubject Atlantic slave trade origins ⓘ
Portuguese conquests in West Africa ⓘ
Portuguese exploration of West Africa ⓘ
narrativeLocation Guinea region ⓘ
linked to: southeastern Guinea

West African coast ⓘ
originalScript Latin script ⓘ
perspective Portuguese royalist viewpoint ⓘ
portrays Portuguese captains and explorers ⓘ
Prince Henry the Navigator ⓘ
linked to: Henry the Navigator
portraysGroup West African peoples ⓘ
regionDescribed Atlantic coast of Africa ⓘ
Sahara and Sahel coastal zones ⓘ
sourceFor history of early Portuguese expansion in Africa ⓘ
history of the early Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
timeOfComposition circa mid-15th century ⓘ
writtenFor Portuguese royal court ⓘ

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Gomes Eanes de Zurara → notableWork → Crónica da Guiné ⓘ
Gomes Eanes de Zurara → authorOf → Crónica da Guiné ⓘ