Tidore - why the Portugese lost the spice wars, Clitoria's and Cloves
October 21st 2014 I know why the Portugese lost the spice trade to the Dutch.
Because they built their forts entirely in the wrong spot and had to climb 161 stairs then a ladder to get to the bloody top so they were too exhausted to put any real effort into fighting. Ok granted they only had a very steep volcano to work with, unlike on Ternate where they grabbed one of the few bits of flat land, and strategicall
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Exotic islands and flowers
How wonderful and refreshing to be on such a relatively untouched island! Curious of the clitoria flower, I looked it up and found that it was indeed named in Latin for its resemblance to a woman's clitoris and vagina by that Dutch East India botanist, and that in the vernacular of various languages, it also has the same meaning. It's quite beautiful!