On Saturday, July 27, 2019, 07:29:21 a.m. CDT, V M <[email protected]> wrote: (original PDF attached)
Just a little over five hundred years ago, in March 1510, the ruthless Portuguese naval tactician Afonso de Albuqerque mustered an armada of 23 ships loaded up with 1200 armed men, and sailed up the Mandovi river to try and seize the prized trading port of Sultan Yusuf Adil Shah of Bijapur. His initial assault foundered and failed. But when the Europeans returned with considerable reinforcements a few months later, they overwhelmed all resistance, slaughtering at least 6000 of the 9000 Muslim defenders of Goa. On December 1, this tiny colonial foothold in Asia was formally enshrined as the centerpiece of the Estado da India Portuguesa. ---------------------------------------------------------- Vivek, I really enjoyed this article. Congrats! Thankfully, I first read it on your Facebook page which has all the graphics that are missing here. Those pictures enhance the report and makes it ever so much more interesting. I would recommend those who have read this to take a look at the graphics. Mervyn
