His other activities included recovering the remains of Cristóvão da Gama, who had been captured and executed by Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi in 1542, at the request of his great nephew Francisco da Gama, Conde da Vidigueira and Governor-general of India.
Once Lobo reached Diu, he left for Goa by canoe, arriving at the provincial capital on 8 December 1634.