Today we reached the port of Mozambique. There were many Muslim trading posts here and the Muslims immediately looked at us as a threat. They did not want any interference in their trade centers. They became so threatened by us that they attempted to steal our ships. They looked at us as competition in trading and made it seem like we were trying to take over their trading posts. Despite all of this, the sultan of Mozambique supplied us with pilots who would help guide us on our journey northward up the coast of Africa.
its actually 1498, not 1488.
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