Posts Tagged ‘Spice Islands’

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When the Portuguese landed at Banda in 1611, they thought they were the first to discover the Spice Islands. Actually, the Moros had been trading there for over a hundred years. And like the Portuguese, when the Moros first set foot on Banda, they thought they were the first ones there. But from talking with Chinese residents of Banda, Read the rest of this entry »