Where Tulips Come From (It Ain’t Holland)
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2012
Another oft-quoted account is that of Lopo Vaz de Sampayo, governor of the Portuguese possessions in India. When he returned to Portugal in disgrace after usurping his position from the rightful governor, Sampayo supposedly took tulip bulbs with him from Sri Lanka.
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