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Almeida distinguished himself in the wars against the Moors and in conquest of Granada in 1492. In 1505 king Manuel I of Portugal made him first viceroy of Portuguese India. With 21 ships he left Lisbon on March 25 1505., Almeida rounded the Cape of Good Hope and took Kilwa . In Kilwa he constructed a fort and then destroyed MombasaMombasa is a major port and is the second largest city in Kenya. The port serves both Kenya and countries of the interior using the Uganda Railway. The city has a population of around 900,000 and is located on Mombasa Island. The town is mainly occupied b. After reaching IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy., Almeida taking ap residence in CochinCochin can refer to: Cochin China Kingdom of Kochi, a former state of India, merged with Travancore to form the State of Kerala Cochin city, the former name of the city of Kochi, in Kerala.. Almeida defeated joint fleet of Arabs and EgyptiansJumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah ( In Detail) Official language Arabic Capital Cairo Largest City Cairo President Hosni Mubarak Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Area Total % water Ranked 29th 1,001,450 km² 0. 6% Population Total (2003) Density Ranked 15th 74,718,797 in naval Battle of DiuThe Battle of Diu was a battle that took place near Diu, India, between Portugal and a joint fleet of Egypt and the sultan of Gujarat February 3, 1509. The Egyptian fleet, manned mostly by Turks, was sent by the Egyptian sultan to support the [Link title[ on February 3February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 331 days remaining, (332 in leap years). In the Northern hemisphere, there are 88 days in winter (in a non-leap year). We are considered halfway through winter on February 3., 1509Events February 2 Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India. April 22 Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry VII. April 27 Pope Julius II places Venice under interdict. May 14 Battle of Agnadello French forces defeat the Venet.

When Alfonso d'Albuquerque arrived at Cochin to supersede him, Almeida refused to recognize Albuquerque's credentials and cast him into prison. D'Albuquerque was released after three months' confinement, on the arrival of the grand-marshal of Portugal with a large fleet, in November 1509. Almeida sail for Portugal the next month. He was killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi.