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Portugal's Lost Fortress in India: Diu and the Spice War
In this episode, we explore the strategic importance of Diu, a small rocky island off the coast of Gujarat that became the linchpin of Portugal’s Indian Ocean empire. After decades of failed attempts to control the spice trade from landlocked Goa or distant Malacca, Afonso de Albuquerque turned his sights on this fortified port in 1509. We discuss the brutal siege that established Portuguese naval dominance, the unique cultural fusion of Indo-Portuguese architecture, and the controversial legacy of the cartaz system that enforced their monopoly. Lucas details how this tiny outpost allowed…
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