Edite Martins Alberto, Principal Investigator

Holds a PhD degree in Early Modern History (Universidade do Minho, 2011) and a master degree in Discoveries and Modern Portuguese History (NOVA FCSH, 1994) with dissertations on the study of the ransoming of Portuguese captives in North Africa during early Modern Age. Integrated researcher since 2012 at the CHAM - Centre for the Humanities, a research unit of the NOVA FCSH and Universidade dos Açores. Collaborated in research projects related to the study of the Portuguese presence in Morocco from the 16th to the 18th centuries (NOVA FCSH and UMinho) and was curator of the exhibition “Between the Cross and the Crescent - the rescue of captives” in the National Archives of Torre do Tombo (2018). Currently, works at the Department of Cultural Heritage of the Lisbon City Council where he has dedicated himself to the study, transcription, and publication of documentary sources. Has experience as a researcher and published works in the areas concerning dissemination of archival heritage and history of the Portuguese presence in Morocco.

Ciência ID 801C-F398-2CE7 

ORCID ID0000-0003-0856-1956 

Luis Costa e Sousa, Co- Principal Investigator

Graduated in Architecture by the Faculdade de Arquitectura de Lisboa (1990) and completed his Ph.D. in History of Discoveries and Expansion (CH-FLUL), developing the theme of the link between 16th century artistic production with the writing and practice of war in Portugal in the 16th century. His master dissertation was given the prize “Prémio de Defesa Nacional” (2006), as well as his last book "Construir e desconstruir a Guerra em Portugal 1568-1598" (2015). Is an integrated researcher at CHAM - Centro de Humanities of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Universidade dos Açores, and a founding partner of the Iberian Association of Military History (19th century). IV-XVI). It has several books, articles, and communications on the articulation between Art and War in the XVI-XVII centuries, namely in the study of the military treatises and iconography of the war. He is coordinator of the project "De Re Militari: From military literature to the battlefield imagery in the Portuguese space, 1521-1621" (PTDC/ART-HIS/32459/2017) involving a systematic survey of military iconography and texts.

Ciência ID C714-0C3C-41F9 

ORCID ID 0000-0002-5998-2438

Maria Augusta Lima Cruz

Is an integrated researcher at the Portuguese Centre for the Humanities (CHAM). Completed her PhD at Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, New University of Lisbon (1988); and Aggregation (1998). She was professor at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Universidade of Minho and visiting professor at Universities in French and Italy. Her researcher expertise is on the area of Portuguese Empire in Asia and Morocco (XV-XVII centuries) with a focus on cultural and social History, imperial literature and in editing narrative sources. She is author of books and published widely in national and international journals. As main researcher or team member, has participated on several research projects related with her specialty.

Ciência ID E412-F453-E31E 

ORCIDID0000-0002-8829-2655 

Mostafa Zekri

Holds a PhD in Social and Historical Anthropology from the Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris); a Master’s in History and Civilizations from the Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris) and a degree in Islamic studies from the Qaraouiyine University (Morocco). He is currently an Associate Professor at the Manuel Teixeira Gomes Higher Institute - Portimão, where he holds the position of Coordinator of the International Relations Office and President of the Electoral Commission. He is an integrated researcher of CHAM – Centro de Humanidades - Universidade Nova de Lisboa; member of the Portuguese Association of Anthropology; and a collaborating member of the Psychology Research Centre of ISMAT. He is the author of several papers on Arab and Islamic culture, Sunni Islam, Sufism, mobility, minorities and migration, human rights, the Mediterranean. He collaborates as a trainer and/or researcher with various national and international institutions of higher education.

Ciência ID E312-FADC-6F93 

ORCID ID 0000-0003-1115-8586 

Tiago Machado de Castro

Holds a bachelor's degree in History and a master’s degree in Maritime History from the Faculdade de Letras of the University of Lisboa. He is a PhD student in History of Expansion at the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He was a research fellow of the project Post Scriptum: Digital Archive of Daily Writing in Portugal and Spain in the Early Modern Era of the Linguistics Center of the University of Lisboa (2012-2016). To the present is a research fellow of the MOVING CITY project (EXPL/HAR-HIS/1521/2021), and an integrated nondoctoral researcher from CHAM - Humanities Center of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He's finishing his doctoral thesis. Its main research themes are Maritime History and Military History in the modern age.

Ciência ID6E19-12FA-EBA6

ORCID ID0000-0003-2992-949X 

Miguel Angel de Bunes Ibarra, Consultant

Research professor at the Instituto de Historia del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Enhaspa

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Michele Bosco, Consultant

Post-Doc Universitat de València, Historia Moderna y Contemporánea

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