Editing Afonso de Albuquerque (section)

=== Return, 1506 ===
[[File:Cantinomap redsea persiangulf.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Map of the [[Arabian Peninsula]] showing the [[Red Sea]] with [[Socotra]] island (red) and the [[Persian Gulf]] (blue) with the [[Strait of Hormuz]] ([[Cantino planisphere]], 1502)]]
Albuquerque returned home in July 1504 and was well received by King Manuel I. After he assisted with the creation of a strategy for the Portuguese efforts in the east, King Manuel entrusted him with the command of a squadron of five vessels in the fleet of sixteen sailing for India in early 1506, headed by [[Tristão da Cunha]].<ref name=Chisholm /> The aim of the expedition was to conquer [[Socotra]] and build a fortress there, hoping to close the trade in the Red Sea.

Albuquerque went as "chief-captain for the [[Arabian Peninsula|Coast of Arabia]]", sailing under da Cunha's orders until reaching Mozambique.<ref>Diogo do Couto, ''Décadas da Ásia'', década X, livro I</ref> He carried a sealed letter with a secret mission ordered by the king: after fulfilling the first mission, he was to replace the first viceroy of India, [[Francisco de Almeida]], whose term ended two years later.<ref name="Foundations">{{harvnb|Diffie|Winius|Shafer|1977|pp=239–260}}</ref> Before departing, he legitimized his son Brás ("Braz" in the old Portuguese spelling), born to a common Portuguese woman named Joana Vicente in 1500.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sanceau |first=Elaine |title=Indies Adventure: The Amazing Career of Afonso de Albuquerque, Captain-general and Governor of India (1509–1515) |publisher=Blackie |year=1936}}</ref>