Francisco de Almeida
History of Portugal
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| | 1450 | Birth | |
| Birth of Francis co de Almeida, son of the 1st Count of Abrantes |
| 1492 | Capture of Granada | |
| Granada Almeida distinguishes himself during the capture of Granada |
| 1505 | Viceroy | |
| Appointed Viceroy of India |
| 1509 | Arrest | |
| Cochin Afonso de Albuquerque arrives at Cochin to supersede him, Almeida refuses to recognize Albuquerque's credentials & arrests him |
| Cochin Death of Francis co de Almeida, killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi at Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope |
| 1509 | Battle of Diu | |
| 3rd Feb Diu Between Portugal & a joint fleet of Maml–k Burji Sultanate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire, Calicut & the Sultan of Gujarat |
| 3rd Feb Diu Marks the spillover of the Chris tian-Islamic power struggle in Europe & the Middle East, into the Indian Ocean which was a dominant trading area |
| 3rd Feb Diu The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| 3rd Feb Diu The Portuguese sea monopoly lasts until the advent of the British East India Company and the battle of Swally in 1612 |
| 1509 | Battle of Table Bay | |
| Table Bay Death of Francis co de Almeida, killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi at Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope |
| 1509 | Capture of Goa | |
| 3rd Feb Goa The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| 1509 | Capture of Malacca | |
| 3rd Feb Malacca The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| 1509 | Capture of Mombasa | |
| 3rd Feb Mombasa The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| 1509 | Capture of Ormuz | |
| 3rd Feb Ormuz The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| 1509 | Capture of Socotora | |
| 3rd Feb Socotora The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| 1509 | Capture of Sri Lanka | |
| 3rd Feb The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
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