Afonso de Albuquerque - Wikipedia
WEBAfonso 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 | Portuguese Conqueror & Colonial …
WEBAfonso 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.
Life of Afonso de Albuquerque | Britannica
WEBAfonso 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). He gained military experience as a soldier in North Africa for 10 years but made his reputation fighting in Asia.
Afonso De Albuquerque - Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 8, 2018 — The Portuguese nobleman Afonso de Albuquerque (ca. 1460-1515) is best known as governor of India. He is also considered to be the founder of the Portuguese imperial system. Afonso de Albuquerque was born to a family of minor Portuguese nobility.
Afonso de Albuquerque - New World Encyclopedia
WEBAlfonso de Albuquerque was for some time known as The Great, The Caesar of the East and as The Portuguese Mars. An exquisite variety of mango, that he used to bring from Brazil on his journeys to India, has been named in his honor, and is today sold throughout the world as King Alphonso mangoes.
Afonso de Albuquerque - Oxford Reference
WEB3 days ago — 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 ...
Afonso de Albuquerque, the Great | Encyclopedia.com
WEBAfonso 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.
Afonso de Albuquerque (Admiral and Duke of Goa) - On This Day
WEBBiography: Afonso de Albuquerque was a Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman who played a key role in establishing the Portuguese Empire in Asia. His strategic and diplomatic skills were instrumental in spreading Portuguese influence across …
The Commentaries of the Great Afonso Dalboquerque, Second …
WEBAfonso de Albuquerque (1453–1515) was a Portuguese naval officer and nobleman whose successful military campaigns helped establish Portugal's colonies in India. Volume 2 contains an account of his imprisonment in 1509 as a result of political rivalries, and his first conquest of Goa in February 1510.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Afonzo de Albuquerque - NEW ADVENT
WEBAmong the distinguished leaders and administrators that sprang up in southern Europe at the end of the sixteenth century, Alfonzo de Albuquerque holds a very prominent position.