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The Portuguese Monopoly on Black Pepper and the Spice Wars
Long before sugar or gold, black pepper was the spice that moved empires. In this episode of The History of Portugal, Lucas and Luna explore how the Kingdom of Portugal transformed from a small Atlantic nation into the central hub of the global spice trade. We trace the dangerous voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, not just as feats of navigation, but as calculated economic warfare against the Venetian and Mamluk monopolies. Lucas details the strategic capture of Malacca in 1511 by Afonso de Albuquerque, a move that seized control of the straits through which all Eastern spices flowed. Luna…
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