Afonso de Albuquerque (Alhandra ca. 1453 – December 16 1515 at sea) commonly known as Albuquerque the Great O Grande (Portuguese: Afonso de Albuquerque also spelt Aphonso d’Albuquerque and Alfonso) was a Portuguese general and a great conqueror a statesman and a leading empire builder.Albuquerque advanced the three-fold Portuguese grand scheme of combating Islam spreading Christianity and securing the trade of spices and the establishment of a vast Portuguese Asian empire.
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1515-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1515-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1453-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Vila Franca de Xira, Kingdom of Portugal
buried place
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
death date
1515-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1515-12-16
death place
Portuguese India, Goa
LCCN Id
n/85/187169
occupation
List of governors of Portuguese India, Duke of Goa
successor
Br%C3%A1s_de_Albuquerque
title
Governor and Captain-General of the Seas of India Viceroy of India First Duke of Goa
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