He also erected a padrão at Malindi.
This man is said to have burned an Arab ship with all its passengers aboard while lurking at Cannanore. He threatened the emir of Kilwa into submission on his second voyage, and on his first voyage he destroyed one of his ships at Malindi due to a scurvy outbreak. He also erected a padrão at Malindi. This man allied with Cochin to punish Calicut for favoring his rivals, and he was appointed viceroy of the region. In his most famous voyage, he sailed past the point reached by Dias. For 10 points, name this Portuguese explorer, the first to find a sea route to India.
This man is said to have burned an Arab ship with all its passengers aboard while lurking at Cannanore.
Vasco {da Gama}