Event
Missionaries in the Spice Islands
With our discovery of the Spice Islands comes more than just economic benefit. As it is just righteous, we should spread the word of the true faith and lead these poor souls into the light of Religion.
MissionBuildingoption
PortugalCountrydynamic historical event.tag
CatholicismReligionoption, triggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_por.txt:143
144type = country_event
145title = flavor_por.3.title Missionaries in the Spice Islands
146desc = flavor_por.3.desc With our discovery of the Spice Islands comes more than just economic benefit. As it is just righteous, we should spread the word of the true faith and lead these poor souls into the light of Religion.
147outcome = neutral
149fire_only_once = yes
162illustration_tags = {
16310 = regular
16410 = exterior
}
167immediate = {
}
}
190historical_info = flavor_por.3.historical_info The archipelago of Moluccas was historically known as the Spice Islands and became an important part of the Portuguese trade network in Southeast Asia during the 16th century. After their expulsion from Ternate, the Portuguese established their new center of trade on the island of Ambon, which had been discovered by them in 1513. Though the Portuguese were regularly attacked by the native Muslims of the region, missionaries managed to convert a large number of them to Christianism. By the end of the 16th century, there were more than 50,000 Christians in the Moluccas, most of them living on Ambon.