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The Portuguese vessel was part of the transatlantic slave trade. The museum that exhibited this 15-kilogram piece of wood guarantees that the restitution has nothing to do with pressure from the White House.
In the conflict over the control of the spice trade, one of the national defeats was the 'theft' of this map.
An analysis of the strategic importance of Hormuz to the Portuguese Empire in the 16th century, detailing the conquest by Afonso de Albuquerque, the construction of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição fortress, the complex diplomatic relations with the Safavid dynasty, and the eventual loss of the territory to Persian and English forces in 1622, alongside the expansion of Portuguese fortifications across the region.
Portuguese history in Ormuz was not just an episode of maritime expansion. It was an early demonstration of global strategic thinking.
