Nuno Vila-Santa

Next week in Germany, I will be presenting in Germany a paper within the framework of BADEMS project. The program is here: leuphana.de/en/research-ce…

Still haven’t checked out the RUTTER Project video series? Discover the project through the voices of its participants, as they share their roles and what it means to them. Available on our website (rutter-project.org/video/) and YouTube channel (@rutterproject/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@rutterproject…).

Two months after the end of the project, the members of the RUTTER team reflect on what working on the project – and on an @ERC_Research project – has meant to them, both personally and professionally. Find their stories here: rutter-project.org/wp-content/upl…

O Colóquio de homenagem a Adel Sidarus foi um sucesso, reunindo muitos colegas, amigos e investigadores que celebraram a sua notável contribuição para os estudos árabes e o diálogo intercultural em Portugal.

#Cosmographers and #pilots were the main authorities on #navigation in #EarlyModern Europe. However, their ideas often conflicted. So far, #historiography has overlooked the pilots' reasoning. Read @JMMorenoMadrid's post to explore their perspective. rutter-blog.blogspot.com/2025/06/pilots…

Thursday at UAB, I will be presenting this paper with my dear colleague Cristina Hernández Casado:

¡Más de 150.000 visualizaciones de la conferencia "Los debates cosmográficos del siglo XVI y la construcción de una Tierra global" de Henrique Leitão en la Fundación Ramón Areces! youtube.com/watch?v=GkFNmA… @ERC_Research @ciuhct @cienciasulisboa @ULisboa_

After finishing Sirafī’s True Stories of the Seas, the Arabic Reading group began reading the 10th-century Epistle on the Special Properties by Ibn al-Jazzār—a fascinating text blending science, magic, and wonder. Read more in @aceved0villalba post at lisbon-arabic-reading.blogspot.com/2025/06/marvel…

Now available for free download at brill.com/edcollbook-oa/… The volume delves into the multifaceted history of Lisbon's Jesuit College of #SantoAntão, tracing its evolution from its establishment to the eventual suppression of the #SocietyofJesus. #education #pedagogy #Literacy

Just out: my new article on an unknown manuscript short history of Portugal (1577) found at the Bibliotheque de l' Institut de France. The article publishes the original, alongside a translation and a historical introduction on the author and contents: academia.edu/124603494/A_br…

Next week, on 5 June, I will be presenting this paper at KINGS & QUEENS 14 Beyond the King: Diplomacy, Social Roles and Family Dynamics in Monarchies conference. Looking forward to it:

Just a few weeks remain until the official end of the RUTTER project. Over these years, we’ve grown together, learned from one another, and had a lot of fun. The journey isn’t quite over yet: several publications and other exciting outputs are still on the way.

Published this week my new book with my colleague Luana Giurgevich on the papers of the apostolic colector to Portugal between 1575 and 1577, its contents and the novelties it brings to the history of King Sebastião's (1557-1578) court: academia.edu/129521189/A_co…

@ErcRutter @JMMorenoMadrid @ERC_Research @ciuhct Already available here: wook.pt/livro/a-longit…

This workshop brings together historians, scholars, and researchers to share insights on #EarlyModern #navigation, scientific #knowledge, and global #maritime networks. It focuses on the circulation of #nautical and #cosmographical knowledge

Tomorrow at RUTTER ERC project final conference:

How many stories worthy of a movie do we come across in our work! Read the blog-post by Nuno Vila-Santa "Traitor or Go-between? Jean Alphonse and his Contributions to French Overseas Projects and Knowledge" at rutter-blog.blogspot.com/2025/05/traito…

From the minute 10:55, Nuno Vila-Santa's speech at the Almirante Teixeira da Mota 2024 award ceremony on the day of 25 March 2025 at the Academia de Marinha, Lisbon, Portugal. youtube.com/watch?v=nuxAli… @ciuhct @ERC_Research @MarinhaPT @cienciasulisboa @ULisboa_ @vila_nuno

What a ride!

An online presentation I will make next Wednesday with my colleague Luana Giurgevich on the papers of Giovanni Andrea Caligari, the papal apostolic colector in Portugal between 1575-77, and its importance for the study of the 1578 Portuguese military disaster of Alcazar-Quibir: