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Afonso de Albuquerque 1453 - 1515

 

Afonso de Albuquerque 1453 - 1515

Image Above

Alfonso de Albuquerque,  Engraving by Johann Adolf Rossmassler.
Biblioteca Nacional Digital

 

Background

Majorda Beach, Goa, India
Photo Alila Diwa
Copyright Michael Taylor



Afonso de Albuquerque
had the byname the Great. How did he achieve this?

Albuquerque's supervisors, King John II of Portugal, from 1481 to 1495, and later King Manuel I of Portugal, 1495 to 1521, aspired to establish commerce with the East. That is, the East of the Old World. India in this case.

To this end, the king of Portugal advertised the following job opening:


Job title: Explorer / Conqueror

Objective: Portuguese monopoly on the Spice Trade

Competition: The Muslims

Risk for life and limb: Very High

Backstabbers in own ranks: Plenty

 

A Portuguese military man, Afonso de Albuquerque was able to present the required profile and off he went.

In the name of his country, Albuquerque conquered the Muslim ruled Goa in 1510, and Melaka (Malacca) in 1511 for his country.

 

Albuquerque's Voyages

On this map you can trace Albuquerque's voyages. Look for the yellow lines between Arabia and India:

World Map 1340 - 1600
1340 - 1600 World Map

 

 

Albuquerque, New Mexico

When did
Afonso de Albuquerque
come to the territory
that is today's New Mexico?

 

 

Not ever.

Albuquerque, the city in Bernalillo county, NM, was founded in 1706.

It is named after Francisco Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez, Duque de Alburquerque, who was viceroy of New Spain at the time.

People later omitted the first r. And yes, he looks a bit like a nun.

Photo: National Park Service


 

 

And here is one more of the Portuguese Albuquerque:

 

AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE
AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE
Instituto Camões

 

 

 

 

 

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