The Portuguese Response to the Encounter at Calicut
	n They won an important victory over an Egyptian- Indian fleet at Diu in 1509. n To ensure control, forts were constructed along the Asian coast: q Ormuz on the Persian Gulf in 1507, q Goa in western India in 1510, q Malacca on the Malayan peninsula in 1511. n The Portuguese aimed to establish a monopoly over the spice trade and, less successfully, to license all vessels trading between Malacca and Ormuz.