About this book
Compendio da relaçam, que veyo da India o anno de 1691 by Vicente Barbosa plunges listeners into the ambitions, voyages, and missionary zeal of the late 17th‑century Portuguese world. This historical account, printed in Lisbon in 1692, records the plan to found a feitoria (trading post) on the vast island of Borneo under Governor Dom Rodrigo da Costa, the daring voyage of Padre Dom Antonino Vintimilha, and the advocacy of Captain Luís Francisco Coutinho. Barbosa’s narrative blends ecclesiastical dispatches, mercantile intelligence, and navigational detail to depict Borneo as a promised land of diamonds, pepper, camphor, timber, and precious metals—while revealing how faith, commerce, and imperial strategy intertwined in Portuguese India. The text offers contemporaneous language and perspective, useful for understanding missionary networks, colonial economics, and maritime routes of the early modern period. Rich in period detail yet accessible in narration, this History audiobook is a primary-source window into imperial encounters in Southeast Asia. Ideal for listeners fascinated by maritime history, colonial studies, or early global trade, it’s a compelling listen for anyone seeking a vivid, firsthand account of Portugal’s Asian ventures.
