In 1502, he left for India as a Fleet Captain. João de Barros tells us that he was from Terceira Island, in the Azores.

Bibliography:
LACERDA, Teresa, Os Capitães das Armadas da Índia no Reinado de Manuel I – uma avaliação social, Cascais, Câmara de Cascais, 2008, no prelo.

Author: Teresa Lacerda
Translated by: Alice Resendes