_ 142 _ In the same year (1545) Luis Falcao sent a letter to the Governor of India, from Ormuz, on the 4th of September 1545, stating that the conquest of Oman would make the Arabian Peninsula subject to the Kingdom of Ormuz:(18) Sir, From Luis Falcão, Captain of Ormuz. EI Katiff now belongs to the King of Ormuz, and Our Lord has granted a great mercy in its return because it was essential for this kingdom, and because it was so strong. Your Lordship must be very happy that this fortress has been taken in your time, and since fortune has been so favourable to you, you must be grateful that these fortresses here, so far away, were taken with so little difficulty. Antonio Mendes will tell Your Lordship how Bernardim (18) Document no. and reference.
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