_ 223 _ In the same year (1508) Dom Manuel I sent a letter to the Archbishop of Braga Don Diogo de Sousa, from Alcochete, on the 19th of June 1508, informing him of the victories achieved by the Portuguese fleet that was sent in 1506:(14) Summary of pp. 419-424 Reverend Father in Christ, Archbishop and Primate, we, the King, send you greetings and news about the fleet we sent to India last year (1506) under Tristan da Cunha’s command, to attend to some matters on the coast of Ethiopia and at the mouth of the Red Sea. We are pleased that the great effort and expense involved in the discovery and conquest of India and eastern lands is already bearing fruit a hundred-fold in both material and spiritual terms. With God’s help the benefits will increase a thousand-fold. (14) Document no. and reference.
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