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9 Notes The Portuguese Presence Disrupted And Reorganised The Southeast Asian Trade And In Eastern Indonesia They Introduced Christianity. After The Portuguese Annexed Malacca In August 1511 One Portuguese Diary Noted 'it Is Thirty Years Since They Became Moors'- Giving A Sense Of The Competition Then Taking Place Between Islamic And European Influences In The Region Afonso De Albuquerque Learned Of The Route To The Banda Islands And Other 'Spice Islands' And Sent An Exploratory Expedition Of Three Vessels Under The Command Of Ant�nio De Abreu Sim�o Afonso Bisigudo And Francisco Serr�o On The Return Trip Francisco Serr�o Was Shipwrecked At Hitu Island (northern Ambon) In 1512 There He Established Ties With The Local Ruler Who Was Impressed With His Martial Skills The Rulers Of The Competing Island States Of Ternate And Tidore Also Sought Portuguese Assistance And The Newcomers Were Welcomed In The Area As Buyers Of Supplies And Spices During A Lull In The Regional Trade Due To The Temporary Disruption Of Javanese And Malay Sailings To The Area Following The 1511 Conflict In Malacca The Spice Trade Soon Revived But The Portuguese Would Not Be Able To Fully Monopolize Nor Disrupt This Trade
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Spanish Formosa was established in Taiwan first by Portugal in 1544 and later renamed and repositioned by Spain in Keelung it became a natural defence site for the Iberian Union the colony was designed to protect Spanish and Portuguese trade from interference by the Dutch base in the south of Taiwan the Spanish colony was short-lived due to the unwillingness of Spanish colonial authorities in Manila to defend it, On July 26 2003 the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau started "The Neighborhoods Alive: Houston's Multicultural Tour," a bus tour throughout several neighborhoods in inner Houston the tour's destinations included Downtown Houston the First Ward the Second Ward the Third Ward the Sixth Ward East Downtown and Midtown Two later bookings those for August 23 2003 and September 2003 quickly sold out Therefore the bureau added six more dates on short notice. . .
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