Uxbona

Este usuário/utilizador tem como língua materna o português.

This user can contribute with an advanced level of English.

Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.

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.

Some articles I have worked on

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.

Articles created

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

Graphics I have developed

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

My shared pictures

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

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

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