![Model Of The Portuguese Ship Flor De La Mar](/sites/default/files/2020-03/Model%20Of%20The%20Portuguese%20Ship%20Flor%20De%20La%20Mar.jpg)
The ‘Flor De La Mar’ was a ship of the Portuguese armada that led the attack of Malacca in 1511. It was part of a fleet of ships set sail for Portugal under Alfonso de Albuquerque on 20 January 1512 after he conquered the Malaccan city as part of the Portuguese Empire.