History 1810E Lecture 9: History – Classes 9-12
21 Jul 2016
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1497: de gama gets to calicut de gama initiated trade right from the first voyage but really didn"t have a clue what he was doing same went for cabral during the second voyage. Plunder was really the only option at the time though because they don"t know the markets, have nothing the markets wanted, etc. Beginning of portuguese interest in the church in india. Marks the upping of the standard for the portuguese; putting a system in place. Didn"t focus enough on trade and was unsuccessful in monopolizing india. Recognized that trade was crucial and needed a land base focused on goa to be the capital. Believed in diversifying a number of places to control the seas and to build the. Recognized that almeida"s attempt to monopolize the spice trade failed so he moved more to the east and took over melaka the spice islands (captured in. Every captain was a crowned employee and paid that way.
