_ 182 _ (19) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1513) A letter was sent from Cannanore, on 4th of December 1513, from Afonso de Albuquerque, the governor of India, to D. Manuel I, describing the violent storm at the entrance to the Red Sea:(19) Translation in full pp. 177-181 Sir, Your Highness holds me responsible for guarding Calicut. I tell you, Sir that keeping guard over Calicut so that no supplies come in is a waste of time because there is a great deal of rice in the country and Cannanore and Tramapatam always store large quantities. Your Highness cannot prevent this except by blocking the sea routes to Cannanore, because from Tramapatam to Cannanore is a very short distance by land and the ships from Calicut beach in Tramapatam. Thus,
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