. The life of Ferdinand Magellan and the first circumnavigation of the globe : 1480-1521. -ceeding then to the farther shores of the Indian Ocean,the Viceroy was instructed to build a strong fortress uponthe island of Anchediva. The two galleys—the timbersof which had been brought in the fleet—were to be puttogether here, and two caravels were appointed to patrolthe coast around the station, which was regarded asof great importance. Hence they were to pass south-wards along the coast to Cochim, seeking for ships of theKing of Calicut, with whom the King for ever wagedbitter war; and visiting C
. The life of Ferdinand Magellan and the first circumnavigation of the globe : 1480-1521. -ceeding then to the farther shores of the Indian Ocean,the Viceroy was instructed to build a strong fortress uponthe island of Anchediva. The two galleys—the timbersof which had been brought in the fleet—were to be puttogether here, and two caravels were appointed to patrolthe coast around the station, which was regarded asof great importance. Hence they were to pass south-wards along the coast to Cochim, seeking for ships of theKing of Calicut, with whom the King for ever wagedbitter war; and visiting Coulao, were by every meansin their power to obtain leave to make a fortified settle-ment in that city. Finally, after the despatch of theannual homeward-bound fleet, an expedition was to besent to the kingdom of Ormuz and the mouth of theRed Sea, to seek a site for a fortress which shovild actin some degree as a check upon the stream of Arabtrade, which at that time bore not only the gold andsilks of Hindostan but the spices of the Farther East toMecca and the Sultan of 1505.] EAELY LIFE AND INDIAN SERVICE. 35 Such were the orders under which Almeida we reflect that less than six years previously Indiawas a terra incognita, and the Cape only known by thefierceness of its storms, they appear marvellous in theircomprehensiveness. We see, too, how wise was thepolicy that dictated them. Short as was Dom Manoelsacquaintance with the new world into which he adven-tured himself so boldly, it would seem that he had madehimself master of the situation almost at a glance. Thetraffic of the East was to pour into Europe through thegates of the Lisbon Alfandega, and in order that thisobject might be attained, it was necessary that the firstblow should be struck at Arab influence. Gama, inthe course of his memorable voyage, had found these Mouros in every city, and had not noted their richesand the extent of their influence in vain. The moreimportant of the native m
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