garrison: a body of troops stationed in a fortified place
Anyway, when Vespucci had gone, Raphael did a lot of exploring with five other members of the garrison. Finally, by an amazing stroke of luck, they turned up in Ceylon. From there he made his way to Calicut, where he was fortunate enough to find some Portuguese ships, and so, quite unexpectedly, got a passage home.
I chose this passage because it shows the bases of Raphael's character. Shows that he was a traveler and that he found ways to get from place to place in whatever way possible.
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