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Historical sights of jakarta

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In 1513 the first European sailors, four Porte- guese ships under the command of de Alvin, arrived from Malacca which had been conquered two years earlier by Alfonso d'Albuquerque They were looking for spices, especially pepper An eye-witness, Tomé Pires, tells us of a deep harbour, bustling and well-organised. Some years later, the Portuguese Enrique Leme visited Kalapa with presents for the King of Sunda. He was well received and on 21 August 1522 a treaty of friendship between the kingdoms of Sunda and Portugal was signed. The Portuguese received the right to erect a godown and a fort at Kalapa. This was regarded by the Sundanese as a consolidation of their position against encroaching Muslim troops from the rising power of the Sultanate of Demak in Central Java.rn

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909.95983 Heu h

Publisher

Jakarta : ., 1982

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pages 244

Language

English

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981-204-124-9

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909.95983

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HISTORY

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