page_title: Portuguese conquest of Ormuz
hierarchical_section_title: Portuguese conquest of Ormuz
caption_attribution_description: English: Portuguese_map_of_Hormuz_17th_centuryPortuguês: Detalhe de mapa português do estreito de Ormuz, mostrando a ilha e a fortaleza de Ormuz. in: Descrições das Fortalezas da Índia Oriental. BOCARRO, António; RESENDE, Pedro Barreto de. Livro do Estado da Índia Oriental. 1635.
context_page_description: The Capture of Ormuz in 1507 occurred when the Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque attacked Hormuz Island to establish the Fortress of Ormuz. This conquest gave the Portuguese full control of the trade between India and Europe passing through the Persian Gulf.
context_section_description: The Capture of Ormuz in 1507 occurred when the Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque attacked Hormuz Island to establish the Fortress of Ormuz. This conquest gave the Portuguese full control of the trade between India and Europe passing through the Persian Gulf.
caption: Portuguese map of Ormuz, 17th century
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