Now the chief port of Kenya, Mombasa was visited by this Portuguese explorer in 1498
Traveling northward to Mombasa, the Portuguese escaped a Moslem attempt 
to ... On May 20, 1498, the Portuguese anchored off Calicutthen the most ... 
thought the Hindu inhabitants of the city to be Christians, although a visit to a 
local... [DOC] [TLE] Kenya Mombasa - Kenya Safari [PAR] Mombasa is the chief seaport of Kenya and the capital of Coast Province.