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Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa ( c. 1453 – 16 December 1515), was a Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman. He served as viceroy of Portuguese India from 1509 to 1515, during which he expanded Portuguese influence across the Indian Ocean and built a reputation as a fierce and skilled military commander.
Afonso de Albuquerque was a Portuguese soldier, conqueror of Goa (1510) in India and of Melaka (1511) on the Malay Peninsula. His program to gain control of all the main maritime trade routes of the East and to build permanent fortresses with settled populations laid the foundations of Portuguese.
May 29, 2011 · Afonso de Albuquerque was the second governor of the Portuguese India and is known as founder of Portuguese colonial empire in India. We all know that first part of India.
Afonso de Albuquerque, or Afonso the Great, (born 1453, Alhandra, near Lisbon—died Dec. 15, 1515, at sea, off Goa, India), Portuguese soldier, conqueror of Goa (1510) and of Melaka (1511).
Jun 8, 2018 · Afonso d'Albuquerque, known as "the Great," was born in Alhandra, near Lisbon, Portugal, and died at sea off Goa, India. He was the second governor of India, who laid the foundations of the Portuguese Empire in the Orient. Albuquerque was the second son of the senhor of Vila Verde.
Alfonso de Albuquerque was for some time known as The Great, The Caesar of the East and as The Portuguese Mars. He was created first Duke of Goa by king Manuel I of Portugal shortly before his death, becoming the first Portuguese duke not of the royal family, and the first Portuguese title landed overseas.
Jun 14, 2024 · Overview. Afonso de Albuquerque. (c. 1462—1515) Quick Reference. (c. 1462–1515), governor of Portuguese India whose vision and tireless energy helped shape the Portuguese seaborne empire in Asia. Albuquerque was around fifty when nominated by King Manuel I as ... From: de Albuquerque, Afonso in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History »
Afonso de Albuquerque. (c. 1445—1515) Quick Reference. ( c. 1445/62–1515), Portuguese admiral and second viceroy of Portuguese India, born in Alhandra (near Lisbon), the son of a courtier through whom he was illegitimately related to the royal family. He ... From: Albuquerque, Afonso de in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance »
Of all the remarkable people who first opened up the rest of the world to the Europeans Columbus, Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Pizarro and Cortes Afonso de Albuquer...
Afonso de Albuquerque, the Great. 1453-1515. Portuguese military officer and strategist who contributed significantly to Portuguese efforts to control the main trade routes to Asia. He conquered India and established a colony in Goa (India) in 1510 and a colony in Melaka ( Malay Peninsula) in 1511.
