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IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 113: Henry the Navigator and the Complexities, Origins, and Transformations of the Mito Henriquino in the 15th Century

Monday 12 July 2010, 11.15-12.45

Sponsor:Centro de História de Além-Mar, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Organiser:Angelo Cattaneo, Centro de História de Além-Mar (CHAM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Moderator/Chair:Luís Miguel Duarte, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade do Porto / Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar 'Cultura, Espaço e Memória'
Paper 113-aHenry, Duke of Viseo, a Manipulator Who Invented his Own Legend
(Language: English)
João Paulo Oliveira e Costa, Centro de História de Além-Mar (CHAM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 113-bThe Myth of Henry the Navigator and the Echo of Portuguese Discoveries in 15th-Century Venice
(Language: English)
Angelo Cattaneo, Centro de História de Além-Mar (CHAM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Index terms: Economics - Trade, Maritime and Naval Studies, Politics and Diplomacy, Science
Paper 113-cThe Appropriation of the Memory of the Infante Henrique at the Beginning of the Império Manuelino
(Language: English)
Alexandra Daria Pinheiro Pelucia, Centro de História de Além-Mar (CHAM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract

This session aims to illuminate three main components of Henry the Navigator mythography prevalent during the 15th century, investigating the functions, interrelations, and historical implications of said components. João Paulo Costa will investigate the methods through which the Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu, invented, cultivated, and promoted his own mythical personage, both in Portugal and internationally.
Angelo Cattaneo will explore how the myth of Henry the Navigator was used in the diplomatic exchange between Portugal and Italian cities, tracing its echoes in the works of Bracciolini, Fra Mauro, and Cadamosto. And finally, Alexandra Pelucia will analyze the incorporation of the myth of Henry the Navigator into the works of Portuguese chroniclers after the infante's death, and how the myth was subsequently appropriated by the Court of Manuel I.