Now they finally gave in, agreeing to surrender the lowland cities Zabid, and Mocha, and Kamaran Island.
Their first attempt to reach the port of Massawa failed due to the actions of Lopo Soares de Albergaria, governor of Portuguese India, which got no closer than the Dahlak Archipelago and was aborted with the death of the Portuguese ambassador, old Duarte Galvão at Kamaran.