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Manuel would prove a worthy successor to his cousin John II for his support of Portuguese exploration of the Atlantic Ocean and development of Portuguese commerce. During his reign, the following achievements were realised: 1498 – The discovery of a maritime route to India by Vasco da Gama. [17] [18] 1500 – The voyage to Brazil by Pedro ...
Manuel I ascended the throne at a time when Portugal was discovering wealth in Africa and the East; he was keen on ensuring Portugal maintained dominance in trade with the East. [3] Portugal had established their presence with enclaves, forts and fortified trading posts.
The capture of Malacca was the result of a plan by King Manuel I of Portugal, who since 1505 had intended to beat the Castilians to the Far-East, and Albuquerque's own project of establishing firm foundations for Portuguese India, alongside Hormuz, Goa and Aden, to ultimately control trade and thwart Muslim shipping in the Indian Ocean.
Expulsion of the Jews in 1497, in a 1917 watercolour by Alfredo Roque Gameiro. On 5 December 1496, King Manuel I of Portugal decreed that all Jews must convert to Catholicism or leave the country, in order to satisfy a request by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain during the negotiations of the contract of marriage between himself and their eldest daughter Isabella, Princess of Asturias, as an ...
The War of the Portuguese Succession, a result of the extinction of the Portuguese royal line after the Battle of Alcácer Quibir and the ensuing Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, was fought from 1580 to 1583 between the two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António, Prior of Crato, proclaimed in several towns as King of Portugal, and his first cousin Philip II of Spain, who ...
Livro do Armeiro-Mor, Arms of the King of Portugal (folio 10r) The Livro do Armeiro-Mor (Portuguese pronunciation: [li.vɾu du ɐɾˈmɐj.ɾu mɔɾ], Book of the Chief Armourer) is an illuminated manuscript dating back to 1509, during the reign of King Manuel I of Portugal. The codex is an armorial, a collection of heraldic arms, authored by ...
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However, when the order reached Manuel, he was greatly relieved as the order made Manuel the heir to John II's throne. John II died on 25 October 1495 and Manuel became monarch of Portugal. During his reign, Manuel expanded the Portuguese Empire, making it the most formidable power in all of Europe at the time.