Don Francisco De Almeida (born 1450) was a Portuguese admiral, who was send to India in 1503, where he defeated Zamorin of Kozhikode. This was the first victory of the Portuguese in India. He constructed St. Angelo Fort in the Kannur district of Kerala state in India in 1505. The Dutch captured the fort from Portuguese in 1663, and sold the fort to King Ali Raja of Arakkal kingdom. Almeida built more forts in India, but relied mainly on his fleets to secure control of all sea trade. Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... 1503 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zamorin (also Samoothiri) is a title of the kings of Kozhikode (Calicut), India. ... Kozhikode district and city in Kerala Kozhikode   in Malayalam േകാഴിക്േകാട് (IPA: ), also known as Calicut, is the third largest city (pop. ... St. ... Inside St. ...   (IPA: ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... 1505 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arakkal Ali Raja was a Muslim Raja (King in Malayalam language) of Arakkal Palace. ... Arakkal Ali Raja was a Muslim Raja (King in Malayalam language) of Arakkal Palace. ...

In 1505, Almeida set out to the east coast of Africa. He took control of the spice trade from the Arabs. In Africa, he built forts at Kilwa and Sofala and burned Mombasa. The Egyptians, seeing their commerce threatened, built a fleet with the help of Venice and defeated and killed Almeida's son at Chaul in 1508. In 1509, Almeida defeated the Egyptians. Spices at the central market of Agadir, Morocco in May 2005 The spice trade has been of major economic importance throughout human history and it particularly helped spur the Age of Exploration. ... Kilwa is one of the 6 districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Mozambique ... Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. ... Chaul is a former city of Portuguese India, now in ruins. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Almeida was killed by Khoikhoi near the Cape of Good Hope in 1510. An 18th century drawing of Khoikhoi worshipping the moon The Khoikhoi (men of men) or Khoi are a historical division of the Khoisan ethnic group of south-western Africa, closely related to the Bushmen (or San, as the Khoikhoi called them). ... The Cape of Good Hope; looking towards the west, from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point. ... 1510 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• St. Angelo Fort