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Afonso de Albuquerque.
Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman (1453–1515)
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About Afonso de Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa, was a Portuguese general, admiral, statesman, and conquistador. 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.
Everything about Afonso de Albuquerque →- Occupation
- explorer, soldier, statesperson, seafarer
- Position held
- Governor of Portuguese India
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Born
- 1452, 1453
- Died
- December 16, 1515, 1515