The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 134 _ In the same year (1581) An official report was issued on the oath of allegiance that the fortress of Ormuz and its king took to King Dom Philip I, since the king who died had no heir; on the 15th of November 1581:(32) Exact copy of the official report of allegiance to His Catholic Majesty sworn by Captain Dom Gonçalo de Meneses of the Fortress of Ormuz and by Farracoxaa, King of that realm . In the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ one thousand five hundred and eight-one, in this city and fortress of Ormuz, its captain and governor Dom Gonçalo de Meneses, as well as the very powerful Pasha Farracoxa, king and chief magistrate, and the Guazil Rais Sharif, served and obeyed the King Dom Henrique, the first to bear this name in Portugal. (32) Document no. and reference.

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