After are less than agreeable visit to Kilwa, we sailed for the coastal town of Melindi, sure of our course, with the help of charts and maps obtained both from Vasco De Gama's brief expedition to these parts and from the locals at Kilwa that did not share the opinion of their ruler, whom disregarded our trading motives. On August 2, 1500, we arrived at Melindi, arriving to a warm welcome from the native people. I was able to ascertain passage to India, more specifically, Calicut, India.
We are finally getting headway with our pursuit of Indian trade (of course, spreading Roman Catholicism was a motive, too.)
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