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With Malacca captured, another part of Afonso de Albuquerque's great plan to conquor the Indian Ocean falls into place. With a King's ransom he returns to India - but his journey will be filled with danger. PLEASE LEAVE A RATING AND REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS!  Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA] Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx [https://www.patreon.com/FPHx] Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com [flashpointhistory@gmail.com] Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ [https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/] Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx [https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx]

The fabled city of Malacca was the portal through which the trade treasures of the Indian and Pacific Oceans flowed. It had a formidable army and a determined sultan. Afonso de Albuquerque arrived in 1511 with just over a thousand men, but he was even more determined to make it a part of the Portuguese Empire.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA] Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx [https://www.patreon.com/FPHx] Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com [flashpointhistory@gmail.com] Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ [https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/] Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx [https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx]

Beaten but not destroyed, Afonso de Albuquerque escapes from his prized city of Goa. However, he returns in just a few months and brings the might of the Portugeuse Armada with him.  Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA] Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx [https://www.patreon.com/FPHx] Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com [flashpointhistory@gmail.com] Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ [https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/] Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx [https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx]

Afonso de Albuerque's great strategy for conquest of the Indian Ocean begins at Goa. His initial plan unfolds perfectly - but he quickly learns that its one thing to take a great city, but its another to hold on to it.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA] Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx [https://www.patreon.com/FPHx] Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com [flashpointhistory@gmail.com] Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ [https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/] Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx [https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx]

Afonso de Albuerque is finally installed as the Governor of India, but his plan are quickly derailed. His cousin Fernando Coutinho, the Marshall of Portugal, arrives with a large fleet and has plans of his own. The ensuing attack on Calicut puts Afonso's life in great danger.    Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA] Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx [https://www.patreon.com/FPHx] Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com [flashpointhistory@gmail.com] Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ [https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/] Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx [https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx]