Global History and Culture Centre Blog
Global History and Culture Centre Blog
03 Apr 2023
The Travel Account of Francisco 脕lvares: Ethiopian-European Relations in the Late Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century
PhD student Mathilde Alain explores Ethiopian-European interactions in the late fifteenth century and early sixteenth century via Francisco 脕lvares鈥� travel account. 脕lvares accompanied a Portuguese embassy to Ethiopia and his account depicts the diplomatic relations between the Portuguese and the Ethiopian sovereign, L蓹bn盲 D蓹ng蓹l. Alain also highlights traces of contacts between Ethiopia and Europe in the account and points to its limits.