Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 4: The Capture of Malacca
Feb 22, 2025
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The fabled city of Malacca was the portal through which the trade treasures of the Indian and Pacific Oceans flowed. It had a formidable army and a determined sultan. Afonso de Albuquerque arrived in 1511 with just over a thousand men, but he was even more determined to make it a part of the Portuguese Empire.