How did de Albuquerque refer to the Indian Ocean?
Portuguese Lake
Portuguese Sea
Portuguese mare clausum
Indian mare nostrum
Answer
Portuguese mare clausum was a term used by Afonso de Albuquerque, a Portuguese explorer, to describe the Indian Ocean. The term means "Portuguese closed sea" and it refers to the fact that Albuquerque believed that the Indian Ocean was the exclusive domain of Portugal and that no other country had the right to trade in it.
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