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JOURNAL, R.A.S. ( CEYLON). [Vol. XX. 



BARROS. 

 DECADE II. 

 1506-1515 a.d. 



Portuguese Governors of India. — D. Erancisco de Almeida, 

 viceroy, to October 1509; Affonso de Albuquerque, governor, 

 October 1509 to September 1515. 



Sinhalese Rulers in Ceylon. — Vijaya Bahu VII., 1505-34 

 (Dondra and Kotte) ; Dharma Parakrama Bahu IX., 1508-27 

 (Kotte). 



The only reference to Ceylon in this Decade is that here 

 given, of great importance, in that it testifies to the fact that 

 Columbo, and not Galle, was the port at which the Portu- 

 guese made landfall when they first " discovered " Ceylon. 



Eor other visits to Ceylon by the Portuguese during this 

 period, see my paper already referred to. 



Dec. II., Bk. hi., Chap. i. 



While thus giving final orders in the matters of this 



fleet against the Rooms 1 and the cargo of spicery for the ships 

 that had to come that year to this kingdom, as cinnamon was 

 wanting for them, he sent Nuno Vaz Pereira 2 in the ship 

 Sancto Spirito to the island of Ceilam to bring it, who had come 

 from Sofala in the ships of the fleet of Jorge de Mello, handing 

 over the fortress to Vase o Gomez Dabreu, as mentioned above 3 . 

 By which journey he got nothing, only there came with him 



1 Turks (see Hob.- Job. s.v.). 



2 See p. 25. The time is September-October 1508. 



3 In II. i. vi. 



