Sinking of Nossa Senhora da Graça
Orders the siezure of the Portuguese ship, its captain blows up the ship
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1609 in Japan
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Sinking of Nossa Senhora da Graça - Nagasaki Scuttling
Portuguese captain André Pessoa destroyed Nossa Senhora da Graça at Nagasaki rather than surrender her to Japanese forces; the confrontation occurred in January 1610.
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