...1495 and extended in several stages up to 1530. In 1472, through the marriage of Ivan III with the Byzantine Princess Sophia Palaiologos, the niece of the last East Roman... More info
...2.000–4.000 men; Dutch, no ships and 100 men. Both admirals, Don Juan Alvarez de Avilla and van Heemskerk, were killed. The battle resulted in a 12-year truce in which the... More info
Braun on Aden, Casablanca, Tangier, Diu and Goa…. ADEN TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE TEXT: Aden, famous centre of trade in Arabia, where merchants meet from India, Ethiopia and Persia. Aden is... More info
Columbus and Cuba The name Cuba comes from the language of the Taíno. The exact meaning of the name is unclear, but it can be translated as “where the fertile... More info