A century of discovery; biographical sketches of the Portuguese and Spanish navigators from Prince Henry to Pizarro; . f Gijerat. During the summer the m^en-of-war were refitted, and whenin the autumn the merchant fleet came from Portugal it alsowas equipped for war. Just as they were preparing to startfrom Cananore Alfonso de Albuquerque arrived, having, whileat Ormuz, been appointed successor to Almeida in the vice-royalt5^ He demanded immediate installation in his office,reminding Almeida that his three years had expired. Thelatter, however, decidedly refused to lay down his power untilhe h
A century of discovery; biographical sketches of the Portuguese and Spanish navigators from Prince Henry to Pizarro; . f Gijerat. During the summer the m^en-of-war were refitted, and whenin the autumn the merchant fleet came from Portugal it alsowas equipped for war. Just as they were preparing to startfrom Cananore Alfonso de Albuquerque arrived, having, whileat Ormuz, been appointed successor to Almeida in the vice-royalt5^ He demanded immediate installation in his office,reminding Almeida that his three years had expired. Thelatter, however, decidedly refused to lay down his power untilhe had executed his scheme of revenge. I have already,he said, drawn the sword, and am not accustomed to sur-render it to another in order that he may avenge wrongs doneto me. This refusal led to a serious quarrel between the two greatmen. It even went so far that Albuquerque was arrested byAlmeida, but finally ended in a complete Albuquerque went to Cochin and undertook thegovernment of. the factories, Almeida, on the 12th ,1508, went towards the north with a fleet of 19 sail, on which. LOUREN^o i;E Almeidas last engagement. Francisco de Almeida. 113 there were 1200 Portuguese soldiers and sailors and 400Malabar auxiliaries from Cochin and Cananore. Among theIndian Princes who, after Lorenzos death at Choul, hadnegotiated with Emir Hossein, the most important was aPersian, named Sabayo. In his best harbour, Dabul, whichwas strongly fortified and garrisoned with 6000 men, therewas stored up for the Moorish merchants, to whom Sabayowas allied by a common faith, a large quantity of Indian waresready for lading. Almeida ordered this harbour to be stormed. It was takenafter a hard struggle and given over to the troops to a fire broke out, and the town, with all its treasures, wasreduced to a heap of ashes. The Portuguese fleet then proceeded to Diu, This town,which is situated on a little island south of the peninsula ofGujerat, was the most i
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