_ 56 _ (8) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1511) Afonso de Albuquerque sent a letter to King Santo Antonio on the way to Goa on 30th of October 1511, informing him of the Turkish Sultan’s negotiations with the ruler of Aden, as well as the sea voyages in the straits, that if the Portuguese took control of Aden, trade would be secure forever:(8) Resume pages 482-483 He tells the king that he is sending via Joao Serra, the letters from the men captured in Aden and that the news is bad for India. In addition to having closed the entrance to the Straits, the Moors are setting up a base in Aden, causing great expenses to us, and are brazenly sailing the seas with spice cargoes. He relates how three Jews who had arrived from Cairo
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