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Browsing Historical and Heritage Studies by UP Author "Ferreira, O.J.O. (Ockert Jacobus Olivier), 1940-"
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Ferreira, O.J.O. (Ockert Jacobus Olivier), 1940-
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2007-11)
Vir die Portugese was Ilha de Moçambique [Mosambiek-eiland] vanaf die begin van die sestiende eeu die belangrikste aandoeningspunt op die Carreira da Índia, die heen- en terugvaart tussen Portugal en Indië. Nadat die ...
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Le Roux, S.W. (Schalk Willem); Ferreira, O.J.O. (Ockert Jacobus Olivier), 1940-
(Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap & Kuns, 2008-03)
During its "golden age" Portugal amazed the world with its great voyages of discovery. It was therefore appropriate that an epic poet of the time should record the achievements of his contemporaries for posterity. That ...
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Ferreira, O.J.O. (Ockert Jacobus Olivier), 1940-
(Department of History, University of the Free State, 2011-09)
This article traces how the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) was chronicled in Portuguese historiography. Considering that the Portuguese colony of Mozambique shared a border with the South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche ...
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Ferreira, O.J.O. (Ockert Jacobus Olivier), 1940-
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2006-11)
In the nineteenth century four Portuguese travellers visited the Transvaal, namely Joaquim de Santa Rita Montanha (1806-1870) in 1855-1856, Diocleciano Fernandes das Neves (1829-1883) in 1860-1861, Fernando Augusto da Costa ...
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Ferreira, O.J.O. (Ockert Jacobus Olivier), 1940-
(South African Society of Cultural History, 2007-11)
The Moslem threat in the Middle Ages led Europeans, especially the Portuguese, to search for the legendary Christian priest-king, Prester John, as an ally. Originally they believed his mighty empire to be somewhere in ...