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- Title:
- Life-Saving Clove
- Description:
- On July 29, 1521 the Armada’s 2 ships escaped from Borneo! They feared being trapped and captured several Bornean trading junks. On one was Siripada’s captain-general feared throughout the region. He was the “son of the King of Luzon” and got away with the junks by bribing with gold the Armada’s new commander Johan Carvalho who was replaced subsequently. The prince would have been Muslim. The only Muslim community spotted by the Armada in Philippine waters was at Cagayan Island: a small population banished from Borneo. The Bornean experience served them well when they finally reached the Moluccas. On November 8, 1521 they entered the harbor of one Spice Island, Tidore. Its ruler Rajah Sultan Manzor became their patron. He filled the ships with clove, provided guides who knew the Laut Chidol (South Sea), and helped provision the Armada for its trip back to Spain. (To be continued) ctto Syzygium aromaticum. Clove. Franz Eugene Köhler. 1897. Wikimedia public domain.
- Subjects:
- Armada de Maluco Borneo
- Exhibition:
- Magellan Menu
- Source:
- Syzygium aromaticum. Clove. Franz Eugene Köhler. 1897.
- Type:
- Image;Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Life-Saving Clove", Philippine Food History, Felice P. Sta. Maria
- Reference Link:
- felicepstamaria.net/items/coll011.html
Rights
- Rights:
- public domain
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/