User:Uxbona

Hi, I'm Rita. The username Uxbona comes from an ancient name for Lisbon. That's where I live and work as a copywriter. I registered in Wikipedia in December 2008, after a while researching on history. It as since became a habit, a pleasurable - and, I hope, a helpful- variation.

I seek clear informative articles grounded on verifiable references. To that end, I fight weasel words wherever I find it, and dig worthy references whenever I can. In two years I've made 2944 editions in 7 projects, including translating to, and from, the Portuguese Wikipedia.

Exploration and Portuguese history have been the main interests. Traveling with European explorers through history - mainly Portuguese countrymen- I've reached the Indian Ocean, and now explore the Portuguese history in these shores.

• I gave a major contribute to develop this unreferenced and partial article into the current Age of discovery.

• A "coathrack" driftage on previous article leading to the creation of Major explorations after the Age of Discovery

• I went trough Afonso de Albuquerque's feats, a number of biographies, the Mare clausum policy, Factories, Casa da Índia, the Columbian exchange, and the history of globalization.

Saint Paul's College, Goa • António Galvão • Mateus (Ethiopia) • António_Rodrigo Pinto da Silva • Gaspar Correia • Álvaro Velho • Gaspar da Gama • Malik Ayyaz • Treaty of Zaragoza • Eudoxia Laskarina • George Mouzalon • Vataça Lascaris • António de Gouveia • Diogo de Gouveia • André de Gouveia

• Created Portuguese and Spanish 16th-17th century trade routes map based on dispersed sources
  Created Portuguese and Spanish 16th-17th century trade routes map based on dispersed sources
• Compiled and mapped the Portuguese discoveries and explorations
  Compiled and mapped the Portuguese discoveries and explorations
• Adapted to English map of Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation
  Adapted to English map of Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation

As an amateur photographer, I'm pleased to share some pictures at commons. You can see more on gallery

• Titan triggerfish, Maldives
  Titan triggerfish, Maldives
• Juvenile titan triggerfish, Maldives
  Juvenile titan triggerfish, Maldives
• Oriental sweetlips, Maldives
  Oriental sweetlips, Maldives
• Rudder fish, Maldives
  Rudder fish, Maldives

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