He left heading to India as captain of Vasco da Gama?s second voyage. According to Luís Adão da Fonseca, he became a knight of the Order of Christ in 1511.

Bibliography:
FONSECA, Luís Adão, ?Os comandos da segunda armada de Vasco da Gama à Índia (1502-1503)?, in Mare Liberum, Lisboa, n.º 16, 1998, p. 19.

Author: Teresa Lacerda
Translated by: Dominique Faria