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	Afonso de Albuquerque Totally Explained
		Dom Afonso de Albuquerque (or Afonso d'Albuquerque - disused) (1453, Alhandra - Goa, December 16, 1515) was a Portuguese fidalgo, or nobleman, a naval general officer whose military and administrative activities conquered and established the Portuguese colonial empire in the Indian ocean.
		He was educated in mathematics and classical Latin at the court of Afonso V of Portugal, and after the death of that monarch seems to have served for some time in Arzila, Morocco.
		Albuquerque returned home in July 1504, and was well received by King Manuel I of Portugal, who entrusted him with the command of a squadron of five vessels in the fleet of sixteen which sailed for India in 1506 under Tristão da Cunha.
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	Afonso de Albuquerque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was educated in mathematics and classical Latin at the court of Afonso V of Portugal, and after the death of that monarch seems to have served for some time in Africa.
		Albuquerque returned home in July 1504, and was well received by King Manuel I of Portugal, who entrusted him with the command of a squadron of five vessels in the fleet of sixteen which sailed for India in 1506 under Tristão da Cunha.
		After a series of successful attacks on the Arab cities on the east coast of Africa, Albuquerque separated from Da Cunha, and sailed with his squadron against the island of Ormuz, in the Persian Gulf, which was then one of the chief centres of commerce in the East.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alfonso_d'Albuquerque (1163 words)

	1st Goa resource site : all Goa and Goa Trance at a Glance: Albuquerque, Afonso de, THE GREAT
		Albuquerque was the second son of the senhor of Vila Verde.
		Albuquerque left Lisbon with Tristão da Cunha in April 1506 to explore the east coast of Africa and build a fortress on the island of Socotra to block the mouth of the Red Sea and cut off Arab trade with India.
		Albuquerque's plan was to assume active control over all the main maritime trade routes of the East and to establish permanent fortresses with settled populations.
	www.goanet.com /text/general/albuquerque.htm (1116 words)

	Alfonso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alfonso (Spanish and Italian), Alfons (German or Catalan), Afonso (Portuguese), Affonso (Portuguese), Alphonse (French and Italian), Alphonso (English), or Alphonzo (English) is a masculine name, originally from the Gothic language, in which it was Hildefuns, which is preserved in the Spanish Ildefonso (Latinised as Ildephonsus).
		Afonso I of Portugal -- (1109-1185) "the Conqueror" (Afonso Henriques)
		Afonso VI of Portugal -- (1656-1683) second king of the house of Braganza
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		Albuquerque and the other Portuguese leaders of his time were cast in the unmistakable mould of supermen if not of epic heroes.
		On 3rd March 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque, Captain-General of the Indian Ocean, had become the master of a fine port and a flourishing town from which the commander of the Adilshahs and his principal subordinates had already fled, leaving their women and children behind.
		Afonso de Albuquerque was surely the first European to have been caught by the spell of Goa, and no one-at least no Goan-would want that he should have been denied that last wish: to glimpse the city rising out of the mist and the dark green waters in the shimmering light of a December dawn.
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	Afonso de Albuquerque Biography / Biography of Afonso de Albuquerque Main Biography
		Afonso de Albuquerque was born to a family of minor Portuguese nobility.
		Albuquerque took Hormuz, the principal spice-distributing center for the Persian Gulf, and proceeded to India.
		Albuquerque was the major figure in the establishment of the Portuguese sea empire in the East.
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	Afonso V of Portugal -
		Afonso V was onlly six years old when he succeeded his father in 1438.
		Afonso was a direct descendant of Edward III of England through his son John of Gaunt and therefore was a direct descendant of William the Conqueror, King of England.
		Isabel died in 1455 and Afonso married again (although not recognized by the Papacy) in 1475, this time to Joan of Castile (known as "la Beltraneja"), daughter of Henry IV of Castile and Joan of Portugal.
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	The First of Many
		When Afonso de Albuquerque arrived in Cochin in December 1508 to assume his duties as the new Portuguese Viceroy, de Almeida refused to surrender his office and threw de Albuquerque into prison.
		After de Albuquerque crippled the Arab coastal trade by halting all seaborne trade to Egypt and the Red Sea, the rulers of India quickly accepted Portugal's commercial monopoly and allowed new forts to be built at their harbors.
		Viceroy de Albuquerque and his Portuguese commanders in India soon realized that in order to establish a monopoly of the supply of spices to Europe they would have to destroy the trade of their Arab competitors.
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	Câmara Municipal de Belmonte
		Na Missa de despedida celebrada a 8 de Março de 1500, a bandeira da mesma Ordem.
		A vida de Pedro Álvares Cabral nunca teria passado de epítome, se não fossem as conhecidas tenças recebidas por acções valiosas e concretas, e por aquilo que escapou aos cronistas oficiais que procuraram ignorá-lo, pensando que, assim, o fariam esquecer.
		Para honrar a palavra de El-Rei e a pedido deste, Cabral desistiu da capitania da sua segunda armada à Índia.
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	Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Afonso, aided by the Templar Knights, continued to conquer southern lands from the Moors.
		Ten years later, Afonso de Albuquerque conquered Goa,Damão and Diu, in India, Adem in the Persian Straight, and Melaka in modern day Malaysia as to ensure Portuguese dominion of the commerce in the Indian Ocean.
		Dom João de Castro Bank is a large submarine volcano that lies midway between the islands of Terceira and São Miguel and rises to 14 metres (46 ft) under the sea surface.
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	Alfonso d'Albuquerque Biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alphonso d'Albuquerque or Afonso de Albuquerque (1453-1515) was a noted Portuguese naval general.
		The latter, however, refused to recognize Albuquerque's credentials and cast him into prison, from which he was only released, after three months' confinement, on the arrival of the grand-marshal of Portugal with a large fleet.
		On the voyage a violent storm arose, Albuquerque's vessel, the Flor de la Mar, which carried the treasure he had amassed in his conquests, was wrecked, and he himself barely escaped with his life.
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	Albuquerque, Afonso de articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Albuquerque, Afonso de ALBUQUERQUE, AFONSO DE [Albuquerque, Afonso de], 1453-1515, Portuguese admiral, the effective founder of the Portuguese Empire in the East.
		Muscat, which has a fine harbor, was seized by the Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque in 1508 and kept by Portugal until 1648.
		Almeida, Francisco de ALMEIDA, FRANCISCO DE [Almeida, Francisco de], c.1450-1510, Portuguese admiral, first viceroy of Portuguese India.
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	Explorers from the Early 1500's - EnchantedLearning.com
		Afonso de Albuquerque (14??-1515) was a Portuguese soldier and explorer who sailed to the Spice Islands (the Moluccas, a group of Islands in Indonesia) in 1507-1511, trying to monopolize trade with this area; from Europe, he sailed around Africa to the Indian Ocean.
		De Vaca and his fellow travelers were the first Europeans to see the bison, or American buffalo.
		De Narvaez was granted the land of Florida by the Emperor Charles V in 1526.
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		He compares the Portuguese with "rã de La Fontaine", the proverbial frog that burst itself from overeating to satisfy the desire of its brood that wanted their mother to be as big as a bull.
		40: Afonso de Albuequerque was writing to his king that the Indian women, the hard work and the hot climate of the region had a terrible effect on his men.
		Afonso Mexia’s candidate was sent as prisoner to Portugal, and Mexia himself came under judicial inquiry, but he survived all opposition, owing to protective links with D. João da Silva de Meneses, Count of Portalegre.
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	Albuquerque Afonso de - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Albuquerque, Afonso de (1453-1515), Portuguese navigator, statesman, and founder of the Portuguese Empire in the Orient.
		The wealth of Malacca aroused the envy of Portugal, and in 1511 the Portuguese viceroy, Afonso de Albuquerque, captured the city.
		About ad 1400 the kingdom of Malacca (also spelt Melaka), was founded on the mainland by a refugee prince, possibly from the neighbouring state of...
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Afonzo de Albuquerque (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He was second son of Gonzallo de Albuquerque, lord of Villaverde, and became attached to the person of the king of Portugal.
		While Albuquerque was thus establishing Portugues colonization in India on a firm footing, and planning advances beyond Eastern Asia, the Crown of Portugal was listening to intrigues to his prejudice.
		Perhaps the earliest mention of Albuquerque and his achievements in the Far East is due to King Emmanuel himself in his letter of "idus Junias", 1513, Epistola Potentissimi Regis Portugalensis et Algarbiarum, etc., De Victoriis habitis in India et Malachia (Rome, 9 Aug., 1518), wherein the King calls him (perhaps a misprint) "Albiecherqe".
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	Europeans and Africans in the 1500s
		These were men of daring who were led by the resourceful Afonso de Albuquerque, who was chivalrous, presented himself with dignity and believed in tearing down Mosques and cutting off the noses and ears as a way of punishing his enemies.
		King Afonso participated in the slave trade for the sake of revenue, but he was angered by the rapacity of the Portuguese slavers and their taking profits that he believed should be his.
		Afonso sent friendly letters to the king of Portugal, Manoel, complaining of the immorality and of the depredations created by Portuguese slave traders from São Tomé - letters that were confiscated in São Tomé.
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	Liberation of Goa
		However, when the action took place, it was found that only Afonso de Albuquerque was available for the naval defence of Goa, the other three having sailed earlier, for Portugal.
		The tasks assigned to the Naval Task Force were on the outbreak of hostilities, firstly the establishment of effective control of the seaward approaches to the Portuguese territory of Goa (including Mormugao bay and Aguada), Daman and Diu and capture of Anjadiv Island.
		Albuquerque was at anchorage, at Mormugao Bay on 18 December 1961.
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	Saint Francis Xavier "Apostle of the East"
		Afonso de Albuquerque then demolished the Muslim settlement and built a new one - the relics and ruins of which are still present to this date.
		Francisco was born on April 7, 1506 at the Castle of Xavier, near Pamplona in the kingdom of Navarre, Spain.
		He was commanded by the Portuguese Governor of Goa, Dom Martim Afonso de Souza, to proceed to the Fishery Coast of South India.
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	The Role of Interpreters, or Linguas, in the Portuguese Empire
		Francisco de Albuquerque, for example, solicited favors from D. Manuel and acquired the status of casado in Goa, where he fulfilled the duty of lingua.
		If in India, during the 16th century, the interpreters of Afonso de Albuquerque (certainly some others as well) executed administrative functions: the payment of soldiers, the management of fortresses’ building works, the selection of gifts to be offered to local royalties, they did not, however, possess extended political-administrative responsibilities at an institutionalized level.
		Albuquerque, Luís de, and Pereira da Costa, José (1990).
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	Afonso De Albuquerque Biography / Biography of Afonso De Albuquerque Modern Asia Biography
		Born in Alhandra, south of Lisbon, Afonso de Albuquerque was the architect of the Portuguese maritime empire in the Indian Ocean.
		Dom Francisco de Almeida, the first viceroy of Portuguese India (1505–1509), defeated a confederation of Muslim powers (Egypt, ruled by a Mameluke sultan; Gujerat, ruled by Bahadur Shah; Calicut, ruled by Samorin [Zamorin]) at the Battle of Diu off the northwest coast of India in 1509.
		Albuquerque succeeded as viceroy in 1509 and set out to conquer the Gulf of Aden, for control of the Red Sea; Ormuz (today's Hormuz) Strait on the Persian Gulf; Goa state in India; and Melaka, the spice-trade emporium on the Malay Peninsula.
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	AllRefer.com - Afonso de Albuquerque (South Asian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Afonso de Albuquerque[ufON´zO di ulbOOker´ku, –du Al´´buker´ku] Pronunciation Key, 1453–1515, Portuguese admiral, the effective founder of the Portuguese Empire in the East.
		Albuquerque sailed with TristAo da Cunha along the coasts of Madagascar and E Africa and captured the island of Socotra (Suqutra).
		The main goals of his policy : control over the spice sources and of the trade routes : were nearly attained during his brief tenure of power.
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	Search Results for "albuquerque"
		Albuquerque, Afonso de, (foN´zo di lbooker´k, -d al´bker´k) (KEY), 1453-1515, Portuguese admiral, the effective founder of the Portuguese Empire in the East.
		...Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Joaquim, (zhwakem´ moze´nyo thi al´bker´k) (KEY), 1855-1902, Portuguese military commander and administrator in Mozambique.
		Albuquerque, N.Mex. In three decades (1964-94) under the aegis of the United...
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	WHKMLA : Portuguese Capture of Goa, 1510
		In February 28th 1510, a Portuguese fleet commanded by Afonso de Albuquerque took anchor off the Indian city of Bijapur, hitherto subject to the Sultan of Bijapur.
		De Albuquerque conquered Malacca in 1511 and Hormuz in 1515.
		Afonso de Albuquerque, from Vidas Lusofonas, in Portuguese Years; from Readers Companion to Military History
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	The Church of Our Lady of Rosary
		Afonso de Albuquierque was stationed here with a portion of his army when Antao de Nogueira informed him about the victory against Adil Shah on November 25, 1510.
		This hill was not inhabited until 1526 when Pedro Faria, ex-Captain of Malacca, purchased it and built a house for himself, assigning the remaining part for the building of the Church of Rosario and of the Chapel of St. Anthony.
		Below, there is the sepulcher of Garcia de Sa (1549) who was Captain of Malacca, and brought this lady of plebeian origin born in Miragaia in Portugal and married her in articulo mortis (at the time of death), when he was Governor.
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		The chapel was rebuilt in 1552 on the remains of an earlier structure, built in 1510 by Afonso de Albuquerque to commemorate his entry into the city on St. Catherine's Day.
		The chapel was built under the orders of Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510 and is referred to as in existence in 1519.
		This votive chapel was built in fulfilment of a vow taken by Afonso de Albuquerque while reviewing the battle between his forces and those of the Bijapur sultan from the same spot, on which the church stands.
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	Explorers from the 1500's - EnchantedLearning.com
		De Aviles explored the coastline of North America as far north as St. Helena Island, South Carolina, and had forts build along the coast for protection.
		He sailed through the Strait of Juan de Fuca (which was named for him in 1725) and believed it to be the beginning of a route to the Atlantic Ocean (it is not).
		After sailing back to Acapulco, Mexico, de Fuca was not rewarded by Spain for his journey, and his discovery of the strait was not entirely believed until Captain Vancouver retraced de Fuca's route 200 years later.
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