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A summary of Portugese History in Ceylon (1506-1631).
Title: A summary of Portugese History in Ceylon (1506-1631).
Category: History
Details: Words: 1238 | Pages: 5.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
A summary of Portugese History in Ceylon (1506-1631).
The first Portuguese visiting Ceylon was Dom Lourenço de Almeida in 1505 or 1506. Accidentally, after a storm, adverse winds drove him to the island's coast near Galle. In the last months of the years 1505 or 1506 Dom Lourenço's fleet anchored off Colombo. A memorial of this first landing was erected on a boulder overlooking the Bay of Colombo.The Portuguese called it a "Padrao" and a cross above the Royal Arms of Portugal surmounted it. …showed first 75 words of 1238 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1238 total…For the Sinhalese this was an overwhelming victory: of the Portuguese expedition, only 130 men survived and surrendered.This defeat placed Portuguese Ceylon in danger. If the Sinhalese had the means of blockading Colombo by sea, the complete destruction of Portuguese power in Ceylon would have been assured.After this victory, King Senarat captured the fort of Saparagamuwa and set Colombo under siege. But after three months of siege the Sinhalese army was forced to withdraw.
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