Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean

Target entity: Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
Context triple: [Afonso de Albuquerque, participantIn, Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean]

• A. Portuguese India Armadas
  The Portuguese India Armadas were the annual fleets of ships dispatched by Portugal during the Age of Discovery to establish and maintain maritime trade routes and colonial presence in India and the broader Indian Ocean.
• B. Portuguese expansion into North Africa
  Portuguese expansion into North Africa was a series of early 15th- and 16th-century military and maritime campaigns through which Portugal seized key coastal cities and fortresses across the Maghreb, laying foundations for its wider overseas empire.
• C. Second Portuguese India Armada
  The Second Portuguese India Armada was a 1500–1501 naval expedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral that both reinforced Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
• D. Portuguese India
  Portuguese India was a collection of colonial enclaves on the Indian subcontinent that served for centuries as the main base of Portugal’s maritime trade and imperial presence in Asia.
• E. First Portuguese India Armada
  The First Portuguese India Armada was the pioneering 1497–1499 naval expedition led by Vasco da Gama that opened the direct sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
Target entity description: Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean was a 16th-century maritime and military campaign through which Portugal established a network of fortified trading posts and naval dominance over key spice and trade routes between Africa and Asia.

• A. Portuguese India Armadas
  The Portuguese India Armadas were the annual fleets of ships dispatched by Portugal during the Age of Discovery to establish and maintain maritime trade routes and colonial presence in India and the broader Indian Ocean.
• B. Portuguese expansion into North Africa
  Portuguese expansion into North Africa was a series of early 15th- and 16th-century military and maritime campaigns through which Portugal seized key coastal cities and fortresses across the Maghreb, laying foundations for its wider overseas empire.
• C. Second Portuguese India Armada
  The Second Portuguese India Armada was a 1500–1501 naval expedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral that both reinforced Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
• D. Portuguese India
  Portuguese India was a collection of colonial enclaves on the Indian subcontinent that served for centuries as the main base of Portugal’s maritime trade and imperial presence in Asia.
• E. First Portuguese India Armada
  The First Portuguese India Armada was the pioneering 1497–1499 naval expedition led by Vasco da Gama that opened the direct sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope.
• F. None of above. chosen