“The greater the number of the forts you hold the weaker will be your power. Let our forces be on the sea

Q. “The greater the number of the forts you hold the weaker will be your power. Let our forces be on the sea, because if we should not be powerful at sea, everything will be at once against it” whose words are these?

(a) Vasco-da-Gama

(b) Albuquerque

(c) Da Almeida

(d) Duarte Pacheo

Ans: (c) Da Almeida