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Sines and,
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titles of,
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vendetta against Zamorin,
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as Viceroy of India,
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wealth of,
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VOYAGE OF
1497,
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animals killed,
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Arab fleet threatens attack,
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Berrio
, men of,
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bishop of Tangier and,
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brother, Paulo and,
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brute force used by,
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at Calicut,
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Canary Islands and,
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cannon and weaponry,
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Cape of Good Hope and,
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Cape Verde Islands,
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capture of boat and hostages,
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careening of ships,
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Chronicler of voyage,
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Coelho reports to king,
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crew as Crusaders for Christ,
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Crusader crosses and Order of Christ banner,
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daily life at sea,
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daily rations,
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degredados
with,
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departure from Belém,
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disappearance of Pole Star,
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ditty sung at changing of the watch,
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encounters with Africans,
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encounter with Arabs/Muslims of Malindi,
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encounter with Arabs/Muslims of Mombasa,
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encounter with Arabs/Muslims of Mozambique,
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food obtained en route,
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Gama wounded,
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gifts brought, and mistakes about,
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Hinduism, mistaken for Christianity,
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hostages taken by,
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Indian Ocean crossing,
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Indian Ocean reached by,
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India reached by,
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injuries of men,
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instructions from Dias,
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instruments used by pilots,
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interpreters,
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João de Coimba as pilot,
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length of voyage,
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men sailing with,
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Monçaide (merchant of Tunis) and,
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navigation charts for king,
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new route to Cape of Good Hope,
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Nicolau Coelhu as captain of
Berrio
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see also
Coelho, Nicolau)

padrões
(boundary markers) set up by,
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Pêro de Alenquer as pilot,
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pilots for Indian Ocean crossing,
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pirate raid on, from Pate,
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plots against, in Calicut,
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from Portugal to Indian Ocean,
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preparations for voyage,
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religious practices on ship,
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return journey to Portugal,
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return to Portugal,
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river sojourn in East Africa,
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St. Helena Bay named,
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sailor’s garb,
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São Gabriel
, men of,
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São Gabriel
chosen as flagship,
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São Gabriel
returns to Portugal,
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São Rafael
, men of,
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São Rafael
burned,
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scribes (clerks) with,
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search for Prester John,
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Seychelles, Madagascar, and,
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ships for journey,
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sickness and hardship,
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spices and,
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storeship, men of,
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storeship burned,
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storm,
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torture used by,
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toxic fungus in bread and,
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Venetian-speaking man from Goa,
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vow to never set foot ashore,
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voyage up Africa’s east coast,
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Zamorin letters,
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Zamorin of Calicut and,
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VOYAGE OF
1502,
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accomplishments of,
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aggression against and massacre of Arabs,
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animals killed,
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Brahmin delivers Zamorin’s letter and deception,
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Calicut and vengeance,
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at Cannanore,
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Cannanore and safe harbor,
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Cannanore and trade,
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cannon of,
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captains’ buying list,
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careening of ships,
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Christians encountered,
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Cochin,
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Cochin as Europe’s first Indian colony,
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conversion of Muslims and,
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Crusader flags,
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daily life at sea,
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departure from India,
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departure from Lisbon,
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envoy from Cannanore,
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Esmerelda
and subfleet commanded by Vicente Sodré,
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execution of Muslims by,
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expulsion of Muslim merchants and,
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eyewitness accounts,
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fleet of,
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Flemish sailor on,
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Flor de la Mar
and
Lionarda
in need of repairs,
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Flor de la Mar
commanded by Estêvão da Gama,
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funding by merchants,
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Gama’s meeting with Kolattiri,
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German sailor’s account,
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hostages taken by,
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Indian Ocean crossing,
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journey homeward,
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Julioa
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at Kilwa,
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leaves first permanent European naval presence in Eastern waters,
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Gama, voyage of 1502 (
cont.
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Leitoa Nova
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Lionarda
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Lionarda
in collision,
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Lisbon return,
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looting and piracy by,
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Malindi and,
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Mîrî
booty,
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Mîrî
children and,
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Mîrî
hunchbacked pilot and,
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Mîrî
massacre,
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mishaps at sea,
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missing ships reunite with,
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Muslim merchants and,
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rounding Cape of Good Hope,
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sailing instructions,
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Santo António
beaching,
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São Gabriel
and,
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São Gabriel
and
Santo Antonio
sent ahead to Lisbon,
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São Jerónimo
as flagship,
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São Paulo
sinking,
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sickness and hardship,
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Sodré left to blockade Calicut,
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at Sofala,
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spice trade and,
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vow to never set foot ashore,
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wounding of,
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Zamorin and,
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VOYAGE OF
1524,
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attack on Calicut planned,
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at Cannanore,
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capture of dhow,
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at Chaul,
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at Cochin,
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confrontation with Spain and,
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at Goa,
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letter of succession with,
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as loyal servant to king,
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mishaps at sea,
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Mozambique reached,
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murder of Majorcan captain,
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Muslim pirates and,
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purging of corruption and replacing of personnel,
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Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai
as flagship,
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seaquake during,
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ships for journey,
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sickness and hardship,
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sons accompanying,
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women stowaways and,
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Genghis Khan,
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Genoa,
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Geography
(Ptolemy),
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George of Trebizond,
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George “the Rich,” Duke of Bavaria,
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Germany,
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Gibbon, Edward,
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Gibraltar,
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Strait of,
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