| 1498 | Saturday, April 7 1498 (eve of Palm Sunday), Vasco Da Gama casts anchor off Mombasa, but does not enter the port. |
| Saturday, April 14, 1498 (eve of Easter Sunday), Vasco Da Gama casts anchor off Malindi and searches for a local pilot to guide him to India. The Portuguese enjoy the hospitality of the city for nine days before setting off for India/ | |
| 1589 | Turks build a small fort at Mombasa |
| 1593 | Portuguese pull out of Malindi. Begin construction in Mombasa of Fortaleza de Jesus (1593), Forte de São Joseph, Fortim da Ponta Restinga, Forte do Sorgidouro, Fortes da Macupa. |
| 1631 | Sultan of Mombasa stabs Portuguese captain, takes over the Fort |
| 1632 | Portuguese attempt unsuccessfully to take over Fort |
| 1632 | Sultan’s nerve fails; he quits, Portuguese re-occupy Fort |
| 1661 | Sultan of Oman sacks Mombasa, but fears to attack the Fort |
| 1696 | Sultan of Oman lays siege to the Fort |
| 1697 | Portuguese in the Fort die from starvation and plague |
| 1698 | Fort falls to Omani Arabs after 33 months siege |
| 1728 | Garrison mutinies against Arabs; Portuguese re-occupy |
| 1729 | Omani Arabs retake Fort; Portuguese leave the Fort for good |
| 1741 | Omani governor of the Fort, al-Mazrui, declares independence |
| 1746 | Al-Mazrui murdered by Omani; his brother kills assassin & becomes governor |
| 1824 | Al-Mazrui governor seeks and gets British protection |
| 1826 | British protection withdrawn |
| 1828 | Sultan of Oman & Zanzibar (Seyyid Said) regains Fort |
| 1833 | Al-Mazrui forces in Fort withstand bombardment by Sultan |
| 1837 | The last Al-Mazrui governor submits to Sultan |
| 1875 | Fort bombarded by British ships to quell mutiny by Al-Akida |
| 1895 | Fort used as a government prison up to 1958 |
| 1958 | Fort gazetted a National Park |
| 1960 | The Fort was opened to the public |
| 1970 | Fort was gazetted as a National Monument |
| 1993 | Fort Jesus, Mombasa celebrated 400 years anniversary |
SOURCES
Alvaro Velho and João de Sá. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco Da Gama, 1497-1499. Translated by E. G. Ravenstein.
UNESCO Word Heritage Site, Nomination for Inscription