…friendly Malindi, where Cabral drops off the …
Years: 1500 - 1500
August
…friendly Malindi, where Cabral drops off the Malindi ambassador that Gama had taken the previous year.
The Sultan of Malindi gives Cabral an excellent reception.
Leaving behind two degredados (Luís de Moura and João Machado) and picking up two Gujarati pilots, Cabral's six-ship armada finally begins its Indian Ocean crossing on August 7.
Locations
People
- Bartolomeu Dias
- Diogo Dias
- Manuel I of Portugal
- Nicolau Coelho
- Pedro Álvares Cabral
- Pêro Escobar
- Pêro da Covilhã
- Vasco da Gama
Groups
- Hinduism
- Arab people
- Indian people
- Nair
- Islam
- Kilwa Sultanate
- Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Franciscans, or Order of St. Francis
- Castile, Crown of
- Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
- Tupiniquim people
- Gujarat Sultanate
- Portuguese Empire
- Mutapa, Kingdom of
- Florence, Republic of
- Portuguese Mozambique
Topics
- India, Medieval
- Sub-Saharan Africa, Medieval
- Interaction with Subsaharan Africa, Early European
- Age of Discovery
- Colonization of the Americas, Portuguese
- Colonization of the Americas, Spanish
- Columbian Exchange
- Colonization of Asia, Portuguese
Commodoties
- Fish and game
- Weapons
- Gem materials
- Domestic animals
- Textiles
- Strategic metals
- Slaves
- Sweeteners
- Lumber
- Land
- Spices
- Tobacco
Subjects
- Commerce
- Products
- Symbols
- Watercraft
- Labor and Service
- Exploration
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Finance
