Identity area
Reference code
Camb. Medieval History/Box 1-2/Box 1/3/4
Unique identifier
GB 275 Camb. Medieval History/Box 1-2/Box 1/3/4
Title
Autograph letter, signed, to J. R. Tanner from Rafael Altamira, Madrid
Date(s)
- 4 October 1922 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2p Manuscript paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1911-1936)
Name of creator
(1534-)
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Suggests that including Portugal in the chapter on Spain for the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries will be historically possible but this treatment of Portugal for the fifteenth century onwards may prove insensitive. Suggests that Portugal's travellers in Africa were important in their own right as was the diplomatic maneuverings between Portugal and Spain. He knows many 'manifestations of these sentiments'