Tagus: the Ribeira das Naus

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Lisbon, The Tagus And The Global Navigation", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Throughout times historiography has put the centre of attention of Ribeira das Naus, the company responsible for Portugal's expansion, on its warehouses at Terreiro do Paço and surrounding neighbourhoods.

In fact, Ribeira das Naus was but the visible face of an enormous chain of production along the Tagus River that, between the XVI and XVIII centuries, that expanded significantly to the West side of Lisbon, taking advantage of the surrounding beaches.

The old Boavista beach is a paradigmatic example of such a vibrant place: from a space where boats were dismantled (XVI century) till a shipbuilding space, around the XVIII.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023   •
• Lisbon, The Tagus And The Global Navigation

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