Did Vasco da Gama really say 'These Moors are treacherous, and we must be wary of them.'?

Vasco da Gama Quote Source & Citation:

These Moors are treacherous, and we must be wary of them.

— Vasco da Gama Early Modern · Sea route to India

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"I care not for their gods, only their gold."

"I will make the Indian Ocean a Portuguese lake."

"I would rather be feared than forgotten."

"Give me water, for I am dying of thirst!"

"Their wealth is mine by right of discovery."

Reflecting his distrust of Muslim traders and rulers he encountered.

Date: 1498

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