Portuguese India Armadas
E328619
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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese India Armadas canonical | 5 |
| Portuguese voyages to India | 1 |
| Portuguese voyages to the Indian Ocean | 1 |
| Vasco da Gama’s fleet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3122744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese India Armadas Context triple: [São Cristóvão, partOf, Portuguese India Armadas]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Tercio de Armada
Tercio de Armada was an early Spanish naval infantry formation that served as a forerunner to the modern Spanish Navy Marines.
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D.
Portuguese conquest of Malacca
The Portuguese conquest of Malacca was a 1511 military campaign led by Afonso de Albuquerque in which Portugal captured the strategic Southeast Asian port city of Malacca, establishing a key base for its maritime empire and control of regional spice trade routes.
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E.
Magellan–Elcano expedition
The Magellan–Elcano expedition was the early 16th-century Spanish-led voyage that achieved the first circumnavigation of the Earth, fundamentally transforming global navigation and trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese India Armadas Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Tercio de Armada
Tercio de Armada was an early Spanish naval infantry formation that served as a forerunner to the modern Spanish Navy Marines.
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D.
Portuguese conquest of Malacca
The Portuguese conquest of Malacca was a 1511 military campaign led by Afonso de Albuquerque in which Portugal captured the strategic Southeast Asian port city of Malacca, establishing a key base for its maritime empire and control of regional spice trade routes.
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E.
Magellan–Elcano expedition
The Magellan–Elcano expedition was the early 16th-century Spanish-led voyage that achieved the first circumnavigation of the Earth, fundamentally transforming global navigation and trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese maritime enterprise
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maritime expedition ⓘ naval fleet ⓘ |
| carried |
pepper
ⓘ
precious stones ⓘ spices ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| destination |
Calicut
ⓘ
Cochin ⓘ Goa ⓘ India ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| goal |
control of Indian Ocean trade
ⓘ
establishment of fortified trading posts ⓘ monopoly over spice trade to Europe ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Afonso de Albuquerque’s armadas
ⓘ
Pedro Álvares Cabral ⓘ
surface form:
Pedro Álvares Cabral’s 1500 armada
First Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
surface form:
Vasco da Gama’s 1497–1499 expedition
|
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Portuguese ⓘ |
| location |
Arabian Sea
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| operator | Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
| origin | Lisbon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
Portuguese Empire ⓘ Portuguese India ⓘ |
| route |
Cape of Good Hope to Indian west coast
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Lisbon to Cape of Good Hope ⓘ return voyage from India to Lisbon ⓘ |
| significantEvent | first armada commanded by Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Cape of Good Hope
ⓘ
Goa ⓘ Malabar Coast ⓘ Island of Mozambique ⓘ
surface form:
Mozambique Island
|
| startTime | 1497 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ late 15th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
establishing trade routes to India
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maintaining colonial presence in the Indian Ocean ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ military projection in the Indian Ocean ⓘ missionary expansion ⓘ spice trade ⓘ transport of missionaries ⓘ transport of officials and settlers ⓘ transport of soldiers ⓘ |
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Subject: Portuguese India Armadas Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Portuguese voyages to India
this entity surface form:
Vasco da Gama’s fleet
this entity surface form:
Portuguese voyages to the Indian Ocean