Francisco de Almeida
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Dom Francisco de Almeida, was a Portuguese nobleman, soldier and explorer. He distinguished himself as a counsellor to King John II of Portugal and later in the wars against the Moors and in the conqu
Portuguese presence in India, Gulf of Bengal and the Himalayas (maximum extent) between the 15th and 17th centuries
A carrack, 14 of which Almeida employed in his voyage to the east
Fort St. Angelo, Cannanore
Almeida's patron, Manuel I of Portugal
Afonso de Albuquerque
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Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa, was a Portuguese general, admiral, statesman, and conquistador. He served as viceroy of Portuguese India from 1509 to 1515, during which he expanded Portuguese
Francisco de Almeida
…Portuguese, besieging Fort St. Angelo at the Siege of Cannanore. In 1507, Almeida's mission was strengthened by the arrival of Tristão da Cunha's squadron. Afonso de Albuquerque's squadron had, however, split from that of Cunha off east Africa and was independently conquering territories to the west. In March 1508, at the request…
The Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, Hormuz Island, Iran
Statue of Afonso de Albuquerque, symbolically standing on a stack of weapons, referencing his reply in Hormuz
Afonso de Albuquerque as Governor of India
Coining of money for d'Albuquerque at Goa (1510)