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CHAPTER I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

Afonso de Albuquerque
Translated by
Walter de Gray Birch
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How, after making his fleet ready, he took counsel with his captains and pilots respecting the voyage: and how it was determined to enter the straits of the Red Sea, and what passed in the course until they reached Adem.

After the great Afonso Dalboquerque had agreed with the Captains and Fidalgoes of India concerning the affairs of Goa, and had writtten to the King D. Manuel explaining his opinions in that matter, he sent Jorge Dalboquerque, as Captain, to Cochim; for Pero Mascarenhas, who at this time held that office, was to remain in Goa as Captain, as I have related; and when this had been arranged he proceeded to embark on the seventh of February, in the year [fifteen hundred and] thirteen, and ordered the captains and men to assemble in their ships, to the number of about one thousand seven hundred Portuguese and eight hundred Malabars and Canarese in all.

And after that all had embarked, the whole fleet being now outside the bar of Goa, before sails were set he caused all the captains to be summoned to a meeting. These were:—

D. Garcia de Noronha,

Pero Dalboquerque,

Lopo Vaz de Sampaio,

Garcia de Sousa,

D. João de Sâ,

Jorge da Silveira,

D. João de Lima,

Manuel de Lacerda,

Diogo Fernandez de Bejá, Captain of Afonso Dalboquerque's ship

Simão Dandrade,

Aires da Silva,

Duarte de Mélo,

GonÇalo Pereira,

Fernão Gomez de Lemos,

Pero de Afonseca de Castro,

Ruy Galvão,

Jeronymo de Sousa,

Simão Velho,

Antonio Raposo, and

João Gomez, Captain of the caravela.

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The Commentaries of the Great Afonso Dalboquerque, Second Viceroy of India
Translated from the Portuguese Edition of 1774
 , pp. 1 - 5
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010
First published in: 1884

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