Sancho de Tovar, commanding the São Pedro,…
April 1501 CE
Sancho de Tovar, commanding the São Pedro, finally sights Sofala, the entrepôt of Monomatapa gold.
He doesn't go ashore, and instead contents himself with scouting the city from his ship, then sets sail back home alone.
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Nair
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Kilwa Sultanate
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