Entry Number One Hundred Eighty...
Calicut, India one of our main destinations and we’ve finally reached it, May 20, 1498. We were not sure how the Hindu’s would perceive us, but it went rather well. They’ve accepted us but the feeling did not last long, their ruler has felt insulted for the gifts we have given them because of their insignificant value. Vasco da Gama’s plan to set up a trading post did not work, Zamorin, the Hindu King, did not want to isolate his local merchants.
Calicut, India one of our main destinations and we’ve finally reached it, May 20, 1498. We were not sure how the Hindu’s would perceive us, but it went rather well. They’ve accepted us but the feeling did not last long, their ruler has felt insulted for the gifts we have given them because of their insignificant value. Vasco da Gama’s plan to set up a trading post did not work, Zamorin, the Hindu King, did not want to isolate his local merchants.
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