The Magnificent Polyphony of Renaissance Portugal
By Roberto Cavaleiro
Source: theportugalnews.com
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By Roberto Cavaleiro
Cape Verdean writer Joaquim Arena paints a picture of the life of Afro-Portuguese nobleman João de Sá Panasco in this excerpt from his memoir-history hybrid Under Our Skin, out now from Unnamed Press.
In 1492, the Mendes Benveniste family of Spanish Jews was one of the 600 who were granted asylum in Portugal in return for a payment of 100 cruzados each in gold.
By Roberto Cavaleiro
The Igreja de São Francisco was full. It was a big wedding. We were allowed to sneak in at the back to watch and listen.