The Portuguese saw valuable economic opportunity in their new possession and ordered Malvasia grapes from Crete and sugar cane from Italy in an effort to seed the island's first cash crops.
The Portuguese realized a 1000% return on this investment.
mnli hypothesis: The Portuguese realized a 1000% return on this investment. premise: The Portuguese saw valuable economic opportunity in their new possession and ordered Malvasia grapes from Crete and sugar cane from Italy in an effort to seed the island's first cash crops.