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The Portuguese in the Strait of Hormuz?
On this day, in 1515, a Portuguese fleet commanded by Afonso de Albuquerque captured the strategic Persian fortress of Hormuz (Ormuz) in the Strait of Hormuz. Renamed the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, it secured vital control over spice trade routes between Europe, India, and the Middle East, marking a high point of Portuguese maritime empire-building in the Indian Ocean.
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@Jeanne Kortz Google maps shows it as "Hormoz Portuguese Castle", at the northern tip of the island.
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@john-mclean-5569
Australian (but don't hold that against me). Retired. but never act my age:-).
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Aveiro, Portugal.