6th Portuguese India Armada (Albergaria, 1504)
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
Lopo Soares de Albergaria
Lopo Soares de Albergaria 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.
Governor Lopo Soares de Albergaria, in Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu
The Ottoman admiral Selman Reis defended Jeddah against the Portuguese attack in 1517.