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A New History of Madeira

The Making of Portugal

An English-language narrative history of Madeira from Zarco’s 1419 arrival through the sugar era to the 1976 autonomy (the English edition of “Uma Nova História da Madeira”).

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Author
Carlos Costa Martins
Edition year
2025
Publisher
Independently published
Language
English
ISBN-13
9798285428701

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