Alfonso de Albuquerque, Conqueror of India and founded the Portuguese colonialism in the Indian Ocean
Alfonso de Albuquerque , Conqueror of India and founded the Portuguese colonialism in the Indian Ocean Known as The Caesar of the East, The Tirribil, The Great, the Sea Lions and as The Portuguese Mars, because its success conquered India and founded the Portuguese colonialism in the Indies. Alfonso de Albuquerque was born in Alhandra, the area near Lisbon in 1453. He was the second son of Goncalo de Albuquerque and Dona Leonor de Menezes. His father was an important man in the Portuguese empire. From his father Alfonso also has a blood relationship with the royal family of Portugal. He studied mathematics and Latin Classics during the reign of Afonso V of Portugal. At the time of the king Avonso V died he worked in Arzila, Morocco for a while and when he returned to Portugal he became chief adviser to the king Joao II of Portugal. Conquest expedition Alfonso In 1503 he set off on his first expedition to the East, which would make him famous and experiencing the glory. He sailed aroun...