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Brief Historical Sketch of the Portuguese on the East Coast of Africa-Description of Mozambique-Its Position as an Emporium for Commerce-Its Restoration, like that of Alexandria, possible-Fort San Sebastian-Churches and Chapels-Palace of the Governor-General-Wharf-Population-Society.
Ten years after the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope by Bartholomew Diaz, while Columbus was yet at the height of his glory, and previous to the unmerited ignominy heaped upon that "Great Light of the Age" by ungrateful Spain, Don Emmanuel, King of Portugal, in 1497, despatched Vasco de Gama to follow up the discoveries of his countryman Diaz.