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The final piece for this project. In December, 1553, a fleet of ships from the Ottoman Empire arrived near the Portuguese colony of São Tomé in West Africa. The expedition sought to find a direct route from Asia trading through Sofala to reach other parts of Africa and Asia. The Egyptians first met them off the coast at Arguim Island and advised them to sail further south as they could not help them any further. After sailing west across the Gulf of Guinea, they found Amílcar Cabral's expedition waiting for them on Santa Ana Island off present-day Bioko Island, where he had been searching for food and water since April without success. The Portuguese fleet was caught by a storm and sank only five miles from the shore. Some of the crew managed to make it ashore, but all of the ships were lost save for a few smaller vessels. The Ottoman admiral, Hain Ahmed Pasha died during the crossing, probably from malaria. In January 1554, the survivors reached Cape Verde and reached Lisbon in July 1554. In Portugal they told about their encounter with Azovs from Azov who sent them food but deserted them when they attempted to sail back to Sofala using a route through Mauritania which was not known to Western Europeans at that time. The eyewitness accounts were followed by many speculative theories about sea people and other legends based on these events. It was not until the 1970s and the discovery of bronze celtic rings and other items by archaeologist Jan Rypka, that it became evident that these stories were based on an actual event. The expedition is commemorated with a stamp by Malawi. http://www.washingtonhistory.org/articles/2014/11/the-azov-films-of-azovshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/portugalandcentralamerica/10584994/Portugals-lost-navigators-met-by-meteorshitters/.htmlhttp://www. historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlaintextHistories.asp?historyid=chyp24https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/books/review-lost-navigator-by-stephen-nunn.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/world/africaandindianocean/calls-for-more-research-into-azovs-.htmlhttp://www.azovfilmsinternationalstudio. com/About/http://www.azovfilmsinternationalstudio.com/about-us/?page_id=7https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGr2CKWuh2g&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zyf_qrjF7c&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeWPNmMr7hU&feature=youtu. eccc085e13

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