_ 223 _ (23) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1553) The journey of Dom Antao de Noronha to Ormuz, where he headed to Basra carrying a large fortune in gold, in violation of the instructions, and the events that took place there, came as stated in the book: “Da Asia Nova” by the Portuguese historian Diogo do Couto:(23) Having left for Ormuz with the fleet, Dom Antão de Noronha, travelled with consistently favourable winds and arrived in that fortress at the end of November, where Dom Diogo and Dom Antão de Noronha had already been more than a month. The captain Dom Alvaro de Noronha and all the people, who were still terrified by the galleys, gave him a great reception. Dom Antão de Noronha sent Gomes de Siqueira and Luis de Aguiar (two great catureiros) to go to Basra to keep an
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