_ 36 _ In the same year (1516) Pero de Albuquerque, the Commander of Ormuz, sent a letter to Dom Manuel I, from Ormuz on the 5th of August 1516, in which he mentions the situations after the departure of Afonso de Albuquerque from Ormuz, as it was calm after the killing of Rais Hamid:(6) Sir, Afonso de Albuquerque left me as captain in this fortress. His departure was more on account of his illness being so serious than because it was the right moment him to leave, because Sir, the fortress was full of gaps and the two stretches of wall next to the King’s quarters were no higher than a man. However, he left me so many ships and men, and so many captains, that there were more than enough to finish building the fortress. (6) Document no. and reference.
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