«Governing the World». The Mare Liberum vs. Mare Clausum Polemic in the East Indies (1603-1625) ; «Gobernar el Mundo». La polémica Mare Liberum versus Mare Clausum en las Indias Orientales (1603-1625)

In 1603, the Dutch captured the Portuguese ship Santa Catarina in Southeast Asia. Consequently, a contentious intellectual debate over the freedom and dominance of the sea ensued. The dispute pitted against each other some of the most notable publicists from Holland and the Spanish Monarchy, including Hugo Grotius and Serafin de Freitas. This controversy had great significance in Europe during seventeenth century and beyond. ; La captura en 1603 de la nave portuguesa Santa Catarina por los marinos holandeses de la Compañía de las Indias Orientales (1602) en el océano Índico, dio origen a una d... Mehr ...