Who led the Portuguese expedition which was the first to reach India by sea in 1498?
Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India few Portuguese with orders to start a trading post. On July 12, 1499, after more than two years since the beginning of this expedition, the caravel Berrio entered into the river Tagus, commanded by Nicolau Coelho, with the news that thrilled Lisbon: the Portuguese had finally reached India by sea. Vasco da Gama had fallen behind on Terceira Island, preferring to stay on with his brother who was seriously ill, thus foreclosing the celebrations and congratulations by the news. Of the ships involved, only the São Rafael (St. Raphael) did not return. It was burnt due to its inability to
Portuguese expedition to Sofala (1505) Portuguese expedition to Sofala (1505) The 1505 expedition of Pêro de Anaia to Sofala led to the establishment of Fort São Caetano, the first permanent Portuguese colony in East Africa. The Capitaincy of Sofala would eventually evolve into the colonial government of Portuguese Mozambique. Although they did not ultimately sail together, Pêro de Anaia's expedition is usually regarded as a squadron of the 7th Portuguese India Armada of D. Francisco de Almeida that left Lisbon a little earlier in 1505 for the Indian Ocean. Sofala was one of several Muslim Swahili commercial city-states in East Africa under the sway of