Malacca had been the centre of commerce for the spice trade. By 1510, the Portuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque set their first colony in Goa, India. However, trouble broke out in Malacca and ...
In 1511 Malacca was conquered by a Portuguese fleet under the leadership of general Afonso de Albuquerque. This conquest, however, had far-reaching consequences for the trade routes. Malacca, once a ...