afonso iv of portugal was the individual most responsible for initiating portuguese voyages of exploration.
the individual most responsible for initiating portuguese voyages of exploration was?
afonso iv of portugal
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ruohonen studied anthropology and religious studies in the late 1970s and early 1980s in helsinki university. he gained his ma in 1984 with a study of the temple in macau. he completed his phd in 1993 with a dissertation on early portuguese voyages of discovery. it was entitled "purjeet kohti guineaa! analyysi portugalin löytöretkien kulttuurisesta aspektista" ('sails towards guinea! an analysis of the cultural aspects of portuguese voyages of discovery'). in it he studies the earliest phases of european colonialism. he based his study on portuguese chronicles and archival materials. his study is said to have been an ambitious one. later ruohonen specialized in the early stages of colonialism in portugal and latin america, as well as on the anthropological study on venezuela.
ilkka ruohonen