25 March 1505
Rule of Cochin
Appointed Viceroy of India, on the condition that he would set up four forts on the south western Indian coast: at Anjediva Island, Cannanore, Cochin and Quilon
Historical place archive
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Appointed Viceroy of India, on the condition that he would set up four forts on the south western Indian coast: at Anjediva Island, Cannanore, Cochin and Quilon
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
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