Afonso de Albuquerque
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title:
Afonso de Albuquerque
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Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa, 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. Albuquerque advanced the three-fold Portuguese grand scheme of combating Islam, spreading Christianity, and securing the trade of spices by establishing a Portuguese Asian empire. Among his achievements, Albuquerq
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Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman (1453–1515)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_de_Albuquerque
date created:
2001-08-22T04:04:06Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T02:57:47Z
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