Questions About Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire

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Why are the Portuguese called Franks in the book?

Rodrigo Here is a hypothesis from a non-historian who has read a tiny bit. The Byzantines called themselves "Romans" and they called Roman Catholics "Franks" …moreHere is a hypothesis from a non-historian who has read a tiny bit. The Byzantines called themselves "Romans" and they called Roman Catholics "Franks" or "Latins". When the Ottomans conquered Byzantium, they borrowed this terminology.(less)

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What, according to Crowley, were the significant outcomes of Portuguese expansion?

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