João de Meira, being Portuguese texts fund in the Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo relative to João de Meira's little known voyages to Basra in 1517 and 1521, and also the unknown voyage of Antonio de Saldanha to Basra in 1519, with indications before they arrived at Basra they were preceded by Gregorio da Quadra proceeding to Ormuz from his captivity in the Yemen
By: by Ronald Bishop Smith.
Contributors: Meira, João de.
Publisher: Silvas
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Lisboa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Meira, João de.; Saldanha, António de, d. 1553.; Quadra, Gregorio da.; Portuguese in Basra.; Baṣrah (Iraq) -- History -- Sources.
Other titles: João de Meira, being Portuguese texts found in the Arquivo Nacional da Torre ...
Notes: English or Portuguese.
Includes text of letter written by João de Meira to the king of Portugal.