The Sixth India Armada was assembled in 1504 on the order of King Manuel I of Portugal and placed under the command of Lopo Soares de Albergaria.
Depiction of the 6th India Armada (Albergaria, 1504), from the Memória das Armadas
Lopo Soares de Albergaria
The Fifth India Armada was assembled in 1503 on the order of King Manuel I of Portugal and placed under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque. It was Albuquerque's first trip to India. It was not a par
Depiction of the 5th India Armada (Albuquerque, 1503), from the Memória das Armadas
Afonso de Albuquerque
Headlands and bays around the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Town: Table Bay (left), Cape Point peninsula (right) and False Bay (behind)