Battle of Diu
Marks the spillover of the Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe & the Middle East, into the Indian Ocean which was a dominant trading area
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1509 in Portugal
Explore 12 historical events and records for Portugal in 1509.
Historical records for Portugal in 1509
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Battle of Diu
The Portuguese sea monopoly lasts until the advent of the British East India Company and the Battle of Swally in 1612
Capture of Goa
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire
Capture of Malacca
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire
Capture of Mombasa
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca
Capture of Ormuz
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire
Capture of Portugal
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca
Capture of Socotora
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca
Capture of Sri Lanka
After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire
Other events (month unknown)
Arrest of Afonso de Albuquerque
Death of Francisco de Almeida, killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi at Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope. Afonso de Albuquerque arrives at Cochin to supersede him, Almeida refuses to recognize Albuquerques credentials & arrests him
Battle of Table Bay
Death of Francisco de Almeida, killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi at Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope
Puerto Seguro
Founds the 1st European settlement in Brazil, Puerto Seguro
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