The Sodre Brothers were lucky in their nephew, Vasco da Gama, who was well respected in the Portugese government for opening up the spice trade for them from India. The two brothers were appointed captains in his fleet as a token of the admiration that the king, Dom Manuel, had for their entire family thanks to da Gama’s accomplishments. The two brothers were quick to ruin this gift with pure arrogance however, costing not only their lives, but the lives of many of their men, not to mention da Gama’s good standing with the king.
Ship Name: The Esmeralda
Ship Type: Nau, or Carrack
Sank: 1503
Place Sank: Al Hallaniya, Oman
Sources:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna540401
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/221-1607/trenches/4553-trenches-oman-shipwreck
https://timesofoman.com/article/1123878/hi/unlocking-omans-past-tale-of-the-esmeralda-shipwreck
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319677866_THE_ESMERALDA_SHIPWRECK
https://thisismast.org/projects/esmeralda-shipwreck-project-oman.html
