A sightseeing visit became a takeoverSourced
The governor asked to see the view.
By nightfall he held the fort.
In 1620s Macau, Governor Francisco Mascarenhas asked Jesuits to let him into their hilltop fortress for a view of the city. He gradually brought in soldiers, then expelled the priests at night and made it his residence. The arrangement lasted until 1749.
A tour ended
as a change of address.
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