An exeggerated Hero

I was reading through some pages from a history book written by one of the prominent writers of the Maldives, contents and proofs backed up by the Historical Authority of the Maldives. The ever celebrated Portuguese occupation in the 15th century or whatever time period it may be and the savior, Mohamed Thakurufaanu, the hero of this story, with the help of his bothers and friends as we all have been taught to believe in.

As per my information (correct me if I'm wrong) the episode of a Portuguese occupation was never recorded in the history of the Portuguese. Portugal and Spain at the time of the story were considered as the greatest travellers who criss crossed the continents, their trade reaching up to India and China, and even the coast of the Americas. I have to strongly believe that whoever, if ever occupied the Maldives as the story goes has to be the traders themselves seeking refuge in the Islands as a safe haven to berth their long and dangerous voyage-worn-out ships transit to India and China.

Its allright to exeggerate, Mohamed Thakurufaanu is a celebrated hero, but to an extent that the human brain can digest logically. As part of the cream added to make-believe, the hero saved Maldives on that critical night the Poruguese swore to force alcohol in every Maldivians throat. Us? Muslims? Alcohol? My first instint was, how many barrels of whiskey would be required to execute this operation and how do they do that? Anything can happen. They might even use surgical syringes. Volume? 50 ml of whiskey for each person? 800 liters for the population of Male' alone?

I wondered if they'd ever do that. 50 to 60 ships sailing out from Portugal in an year, crossing the Atlantic, sailing through the Cape of Good Hope - a sailors worst nightmare on earth, on sails if the wind was ever with them, meeting equivalent number of pirates that swarm these seas. Not even close to 10 ships reach the shores of Ceylon and India. and do you beleive that the portuguese would be so ignorant to waste the little ration they have. Maybe I am wrong, who cares?