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 ** they then forcibly seized control of trade with Malaka (in modern Malaysia) a major spice-trade center
 ** this allowed them to by-pass Indian markets and purchase spices at their origins at much lower prices
-*** the Portuguese and Indian relationship was both trade- and war-based << to source
+*** the Portuguese and Indian relationship was both trade- and war-based
+**** < to source
 *** the Italian monopoly on the pepper market collapsed from Portuguese competition
 *** by 1588 profits from pepper trade accounted for half of Portuguese government revenue
-** the Portuguese King Manuel II<<conrirm was known as the "Grocer King"
+** the Portuguese King Manuel I was known as the "Grocer King"
-*** grocer etymology:
+*** "grocer" etymology:
 **** c. 15th century dervied from "gross" or bulk
+***  >> to find Manuel letter to european kings bragging about the discovery
 **** Source: [https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/grocery-store-word-origin#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20grocery%20begins,having%20the%20same%20meaning%2C%20groser Marriam-Webster].
 * Sources:
+** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_discovery_of_the_sea_route_to_India Portuguese Discovery of the Sea Route to India (wikipedia)]
 ** [https://dynamicdoingness.com/the-spice-trade/ The Spice Trade]
 ** [https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/A-history-lesson-in-trade-from-the-Spice-Islands A history lesson in trade from the Spice Islands]