The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 9 _ (1) Document no. and reference. Episodes of the year 1510 The events of that year began with opinions and advice of Francisco de Sousa and Jeronimo Teixeira at sea, outside Monte Deli, on 13th of February 1510, about controlling the Red Sea and destroying the Turkish ships that the Turks were building there:(1) On Ash Wednesday, 13th February 1510, the Captain General came to Monte Deli in his nau “Flor de la Mar” with twenty-two sailing vessels end summoned all the captains, masters and pilots of the aforementioned ships to the said nau He held a nesting there, informing them that the King, our Lord, had ordered him by letter to sail to Ormuz and take charge of it. The King had also said that Jorge de Aguiar had nothing more to do with it. He, the said Captain General, held the

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