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Portuguese China: Macau, Pirates, and the Canton System
When Portuguese traders first reached the coast of Ming China in 1513, they walked into a world they barely understood. For decades they tried to force their way into the lucrative Canton trade, only to be expelled, defeated, and eventually confined to a tiny peninsula called Macau. This episode follows the Portuguese in China from the disastrous embassy of Tomé Pires to the establishment of Macau's Senado da Câmara and the rise of the Canton system. We explore the complex relationship between the Portuguese and Ming authorities, the role of pirates like the Hoklo fleets, and how Macau…
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