During this time, she was aware that the neighboring Muslim states were benefitting from the assistance of other, larger Muslim countries like the Ottoman Empire, and sought to neutralize this advantage by dispatching the Armenian Mateus to Portugal to ask for assistance.
The neighboring Muslim states were benefitting from the assistance of other, larger Muslim countries like the Ottoman Empire. She was aware this. This was during this time. She sought to neutralize this advantage by dispatching the Armenian Mateus to Portugal to ask for assistance. This was during this time.