A history of Portuguese overseas expansion, 1400-1668 - Newitt, M. D. D. (London : New York : Routledge, 2005)
The origins of Portuguese expansion to 1469 -- Portuguese expansion, 1469-1500 -- Portuguese expansion in the East and the Atlantic, 1500 to 1515 -- The great Portuguese diaspora, 1515-1550 -- The Portuguese empire at its height, 1550-1580 -- Challenge and response : the Portuguese empire, 1580-1620 -- Defeat and survival, 1620-1668 -- Understanding Portuguese expansion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-286) and index.
Keywords: Portugal -- History -- Period of discoveries, 1385-1580.; Portugal -- History -- Modern, 1580-; Portugal -- Territorial expansion; Portugal -- Colonies -- History