The history of the slaver Gramacho and other Algarve people in Hispanic America

The researcher Maria da Graça Ventura presented her latest book, “Por Este Mar Adentro” a few days ago, at the Café Concerto do TEMPO – Teatro Municipal de Portimão, an occasion seized by the Sul Informação to interview the author.

Published by Tinta da China, this is Graça Ventura's seventh book and addresses the successes and failures of Algarve seafarers and emigrants in Hispanic America, culminating decades of research in archives and sources on both sides of the Atlantic.

See the report on the book's launch, as well as the interview, where the historian explains how this book came about, tells some of her stories and gives clues for the future.