Afonso de Albuquerque
1453 – 1515 Portuguese admiral, governor
Architect of Portugal's empire in the Indian Ocean.
- Religion
- Catholic
- Affiliations
- Kingdom of Portugal, Order of Santiago
Afonso de Albuquerque, as governor of Portuguese India, seized key ports including Goa, Malacca, and Hormuz. His strategy of controlling chokepoints gave Portugal dominance over Indian Ocean trade routes. He built the framework of the Estado da India that lasted for centuries.
In the timeline
- 1510 Portuguese capture Goa mentioned
- 1510 Afonso de Albuquerque seizes Goa central figure