Every summer, the Alphonso mango, often referred to as the ‘king of mangoes’, creates long lines, commands premium prices, ...

but to the relatively recent time of Portuguese Malacca after its fall in 1511 to Afonso de Albuquerque. Shunned by the rulers and traders of the Nusantara and further west by merchants in Cairo ...

Panaji: An initiative of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has helped salvage a majestic, centuries-old arch along the ...

In March 1510, the Portuguese, led by Afonso de Albuquerque, invaded Goa and took control of it without facing much resistance.

Under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque, the ship was loaded with a vast collection of riches seized from the Sultan of Malacca. Albuquerque set sail for Portugal shortly after the conquest, but ...

The story of the Alphonso mango in India is a tale of colonial influence, regional pride, and horticultural excellence.

When the Portuguese, led by Afonso de Albuquerque, seized Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510, it marked the beginning of the Estado da Índia. Over the next 150 years of Portuguese rule, several ...

More than 500 years after it vanished beneath the sea, the Flor de la Mar remains one of history’s most valuable and mysterious shipwrecks. The 16th-century Portuguese vessel believed to be carrying a ...