Editing History of Mauritius (section)

==Discovery==
Mauritius was first officially discovered by the Portuguese as corroborated by Portuguese maps. This is evident in the earliest existing historical evidence of the island on the [[Cantino Planisphere]] which was purloined by the [[Italian people|Italian]] diplomat/spy [[Alberto Cantino]] from Portugal in 1502.<ref>Toorawa, S. 2007. ''The medieval Waqwaq islands and the Mascarenes''. Hassam Toorawa Trust, Port Louis, Mauritius</ref>  Cantino shows three islands which represent the Mascarenes ([[Réunion]], Mauritius and Rodrigues) and calls them Dina Margabin, Dina Arobi, and Dina Moraze. The [[Cantino planisphere]] also shows the [[Cargados Carajos shoals]] ([[St. Brandon]]) as ''baixos'' (shallows). The medieval Arab world called the [[Indian Ocean]] island region [[Wāḳwāḳ|Waqwaq]].<ref>Tolan, J. (2015). Europe and the Islamic World: A history. Princeton University Press. pp 11.</ref>
[[File:Cantino planisphere (1502).jpg|450px|center|Cantino planisphere (1502), [[Biblioteca Estense]], [[Modena]], [[Italy]]]]