Portugal · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Death of Francisco de Almeida, killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi at Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope. Afonso de Albuquerque arrives at Cochin to supersede him, Almeida refuses to recognize Albuquerques credentials & arrests him
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.