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Page xvi
... Indian people were understood to be Christians , who would undoubtedly prefer to trade directly with Europeans rather than with infidels . Vasco da Gama had not brought back a rich cargo from India but he had reached Calicut , the goal ...
... Indian people were understood to be Christians , who would undoubtedly prefer to trade directly with Europeans rather than with infidels . Vasco da Gama had not brought back a rich cargo from India but he had reached Calicut , the goal ...
Page xl
... India , and it is certain that he never made a voyage subse- quently . Vasco da Gama had returned from India and was received with great honour . He was made Count of Vidigueira and given an irrevocable commission to act as the chief of ...
... India , and it is certain that he never made a voyage subse- quently . Vasco da Gama had returned from India and was received with great honour . He was made Count of Vidigueira and given an irrevocable commission to act as the chief of ...
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... India : the seafaring Arabs and Egyptians or ' Moors of Mecca ' who engaged in the trade rela- tions of the Indian Ocean , and particularly with the west coast of India ; the moplas or mappilas , the native people of Malabar whose ...
... India : the seafaring Arabs and Egyptians or ' Moors of Mecca ' who engaged in the trade rela- tions of the Indian Ocean , and particularly with the west coast of India ; the moplas or mappilas , the native people of Malabar whose ...
Contents
THE VOYAGE | ix |
Letter of Authorization | xviii |
THE DISCOVERY OF MADAGASCAR | xxxiii |
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Affaitadi Afonso aforesaid Anonymous Narrative Arab Areschorea armada arrived Barros Bartolomeo boats Brazil Cabral's fleet Cabral's voyage Calichut called Caminha Caranganor caravels cargo carried Castanheda chief captain Christians coast Cochin Coloqut Columbus Corrêa Cretico Cruz Diogo Dias discovery Dom Manuel East factor feathers Gaspar Gaspar de Lemos gave Gentiles given gold honour hostages hundred India João King of Portugal kingdom known land leagues learned letter Lisbon loaded Lord Malindi Manuel Marchioni Master John merchandise merchants Moorish ships Moors navigation Paesi Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Vaz pilots port Portuguese Priest Joseph probably reached remained river sail Sancho de Tovar Sanuto seems shore Sofala Spanish spices things took trade translation Trevisan Tupinamba Vasco da Gama Vaz de Caminha Venetian Venice Vespucci voyage of Cabral voyage to India wind wished written Zamorin