_ 80 _ In the same year (1517) The Viceroy of India was still at Bab al-Mandab at the beginning of July 1517, amidst storms and lack of water, moving from one city to another until he decided to return to Ormuz, and from there to Goa in India. This came in the book: “History of the Discovery and Conquest of India by the Portuguese”, by Fernao Lopes de Castanheda, (Chapters 19 and 20):(12) Chapter: XIX The governor had been staying in Kamaran, with severe problems of hunger illnesses and deaths, as already said. The need for provisions betame so pressing that he departed at the beginning of July, although it was early for them to go to take Zeila, Berbera or Aden. Taking the route to Zeila, it took them two days more (12) Document no. and reference.
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