Albuquerque intends to dominate the Muslim world…
January 1510 CE
Albuquerque intends to dominate the Muslim world and control the spice trade.
He quickly shows the energy and determination of his character.
Initially, King Manuel and his council in Lisbon had tried to distribute the power, outlining three areas of jurisdiction in the Indian Ocean.
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira had been assigned the task of seeking an agreement with Sultan Mahmud Shah of Malacca,.
To Jorge de Aguiar had been given the region between the Cape of Good Hope and Gujarat.
He is succeeded by Duarte de Lemos, but leaves for Cochin and then for the kingdom, leaving his fleet to Albuquerque.
In January 1510, obeying the orders from the kingdom and knowing of the absence of Zamorin, Albuquerque advances on Calicut.
The attack is unsuccessful, as Marshal Dom Fernando Coutinho had ventured into the inner city against instructions, fascinated by its richness, and was ambushed.
During the rescue, Albuquerque receives a severe wound and has to retreat.