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The Portuguese Feitoria System: Trading Fortresses That Built an Empire
Before colonies, there were feitorias—fortified trading posts that let Portugal control global commerce without conquering vast territories. This episode dives into the feitoria system that underpinned the Estado da Índia, from the first feitoria in Arguin to the great strongholds of Goa, Cochin, and Malacca. Learn how factors like Diogo de Azambuja built alliances with African chiefs, how the feitoria at Sofala tapped into the Monomotapa gold trade, and how these outposts evolved into the template for later European empires. We explore the daily life inside a feitoria, the role of the factor…
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