_ 33 _ (5) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1510) Dom Gonçalo Fernandes sent a letter to Dom Manuel I. The letter was written in December 1510, and he was very frank as he wrote: I have never liked this fierce war that is being waged here against these noble peoples, and as I mentioned to you in a letter from last year, they fear us and hate us to an extent that is beyond envy, and they wish to get rid of us:(5) Sir, Last year (1509) Your Highness ordered the establishment here of this section for the ransoming of the captives and did not send any official letters. Matters have progressed, as well as possible without them, in the expectation that they would arrive this year. They have not and until they are received Your Highness’s wishes cannot be carried out in full. In addition to those who have
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