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NOONAN (Laurence A.). JOHN of Empoli and His Relations With Afonso de Albuquerque. Lisboa. 1989. - NOONAN (Laurence A.) JOHN of Empoli and His Relations With Afonso de Albuquerque . Lisboa: Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, 1989. 240 pp.: il.; 265 mm. A study on the Florentine merchant Giovanni da Empoli (Florence, 1483 - Canton, 1517) and his relationship with Afonso de Albuquerque. Arriving in India in 1503 in Albuquerque's fleet, Empoli played a significant role in the development of the spice trade in the two decades following Vasco da Gama's voyage. He returned to India between 1510 and 1514, accompanying Albuquerque in the conquest of Malacca, and was later appointed by King Manuel I as factor of Pacém, in Sumatra. He died on a trip to Canton, undertaken with the purpose of initiating diplomatic negotiations with the Emperor of China. (Estimated.) ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate