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  1. Lopo Soares de Albergaria (c. 1460 in Lisbon – c. 1520 in Torres Vedras) was the fifth captain-major of the Portuguese Gold Coast and third governor of Portuguese India, having reached India in 1515 to succeed Afonso de Albuquerque as governor.

    • The Fleet
    • The Mission
    • Outward Voyage
    • Lopo Soares in India
    • Return Voyage
    • Aftermath
    • See Also
    • Sources

    The 6th Armada was composed of 13 ships: approximately nine large nau or carracks, plus four small navetas(caravels) and 1200 men. The exact composition of the fleet differs in the various accounts. The following list of ships should not be regarded as authoritative, but a tentative list compiled from various conflicting accounts. No actual names o...

    The 2nd India Armada (1500) under Pedro Álvares Cabral had opened hostilities between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Zamorin (king) of Calicut (Calecute, Kozhikode), the dominant maritime power on the Malabar Coastof India. The large and well-armed 4th Armada of 1502 led by Vasco da Gama had hoped, by means of strong show of force, persuade the Za...

    April 22, 1504 - The 13 ships of the 6th Armada leave the Tagusestuary. May 2 - Ships arrive at the first collection point, Cape Verde. Lopo Soares announces that since they left Lisbon so late, there is no room for error. He lays down a set of strict sailing instructions, and warns pilots and masters he will dock their pay for every mistake. June ...

    Ataide's letter gave Lopo Soares the news of India up until February, 1504. What Lopo Soares did not know (but probably could guess) was that at this very moment there was a desperate battle going on in Cochin. In March, the Zamorin of Calicut had launched a massive attack on Cochin, intending to capture the city and seize the Portuguese fortress. ...

    Early January, 1505 - After a brief stop in Cannanore, Lopo Soares and the 6th Armada set sail back across the Indian Ocean. February 1, 1505 - The 6th Armada arrives at Malindi. Here they pick up some of the booty António de Saldanha and Rui Lourenço Ravasco had deposited from their predatory ventures around East Africa and Cape Guardafuithe previ...

    Overall, the 6th Armada was a success. Notwithstanding the casualties at Pandarane and the loss of Pêro de Mendonça's ship, it was a comparatively successful run. The cargo was particularly splendid, the military achievements - Cochin, Cranganore, Tanur - strategically important. The particular news about Socotra island - discovered by Diogo Fernan...

  2. Lopo Soares de Albergaria ( Lisboa, ca. 1460 - Torres Vedras, 1520) va ser un influent noble i almirall portuguès que va arribar a ser el 3r governador de l'Índia portuguesa, a la qual va arribar el 1515.

  3. The battle. In 1517, the Portuguese governor of India Lopo Soares de Albergaria sailed a large armada to attack Ottoman positions in the Red Sea. Having failed to capture Jeddah, short on water and supplies, the fleet withdrew, having called at Kamaran Island before sailing to Zeila.

  4. Diogo Soares de Albergaria 1545 — 1548 António de Brito 1548 — 1550 Lopo de Sousa Coutinho c.1550 — n.d Martim de Castro c.1550 — c.1552 Diogo Soares de Albergaria c.1552 — n.d Filipe Lobo c.1552 — c.1556 Rui de Melo 1556 — c.mid-1550s Afonso Gonçalves de Botafogo c.mid-1550s — 1559 António de Melo 1559 — n.d ...