Albuquerque had known since at least the …
Years: 1515 - 1515
December
Albuquerque had known since at least the beginning of November 1515 that he had been replaced in the government of India by one of his enemies, Lopo Soares de Albergaria.
Reportedly, he even received a letter from the ambassador of the Persian potentate Shah Ismael, inviting Albuquerque to become a leading lord in Persia.
Albuquerque's illness had been reported as early as September 1515.
While on his return voyage from Ormuz in the Persian Gulf, within eyesight of the harbor of Goa, he had received news about a Portuguese fleet arriving from Europe, bearing dispatches announcing that he was to be replaced by his personal foe, the Portuguese Lopo Soares de Albergaria.
Feeling himself near death, he draws up his will, appoints the captain and senior officials of Hormuz, and organizes a final council with his captains to decide the main matters affecting the Estado da Índia.
He writes a long letter to the king, voicing his bitterness.
In this letter, he petitions King Manuel to confer to his natural son all of the high honors and rewards that are justly due to Albuquerque.
He writes in dignified and affectionate terms, assuring King Manuel I of his loyalty.
On December 16, 1515, Albuquerque dies within sight of Goa.
Locations
People
- Afonso de Albuquerque
- António de Saldanha
- Diogo Fernandes Pereira
- Duarte Pacheco Pereira
- Lopo Soares de Albergaria
- Manuel I of Portugal
- Selim I
- Tristão da Cunha
Groups
- Hinduism
- Arab people
- Jews
- Christians, Eastern (Diophysite, or “Nestorian”) (Church of the East)
- Nair
- Islam
- Kolattunādu (Kingdom of Cannanore)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Cochin, Kingdom of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Ormus, Kingdom of
- Ethiopia, Solomonid Dynasty of
- Kozhikode, or Calicut, Kingdom of
- Egypt and Syria, Mamluk Burji Sultanate of
- Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
- Gujarat Sultanate
- Portuguese Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Mozambique
Topics
- India, Medieval
- Yemen, Medieval
- Age of Discovery
- Portuguese Conquests in India and the East Indies
- Colonization of Asia, Portuguese
- Portuguese–Mamluk naval war
- Portuguese Ceylon
- Persia–Portugal war
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Watercraft
- Engineering
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Exploration
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Finance
Regions
Subregions
Years: 1515 - 1515
December
Locations
People
- Afonso de Albuquerque
- António de Saldanha
- Diogo Fernandes Pereira
- Duarte Pacheco Pereira
- Lopo Soares de Albergaria
- Manuel I of Portugal
- Selim I
- Tristão da Cunha
Groups
- Hinduism
- Arab people
- Jews
- Christians, Eastern (Diophysite, or “Nestorian”) (Church of the East)
- Nair
- Islam
- Kolattunādu (Kingdom of Cannanore)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Cochin, Kingdom of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Ormus, Kingdom of
- Ethiopia, Solomonid Dynasty of
- Kozhikode, or Calicut, Kingdom of
- Egypt and Syria, Mamluk Burji Sultanate of
- Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
- Gujarat Sultanate
- Portuguese Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Mozambique
Topics
- India, Medieval
- Yemen, Medieval
- Age of Discovery
- Portuguese Conquests in India and the East Indies
- Colonization of Asia, Portuguese
- Portuguese–Mamluk naval war
- Portuguese Ceylon
- Persia–Portugal war
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Watercraft
- Engineering
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Exploration
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Finance
Regions
Subregions