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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...

Hernando Cortes, The Conqueror Mexico

Hernando Cortes, The Conqueror Mexico With 11 boats, 110 sailors, 553 soldiers (including with just 13 handguns and 32 bows, 10 heavy cannon, 4 falconet and 16 horsetail) Hernando Cortes conquered a country with a population of 5 million people. Cortes comes from a small noble family, he was born in 1485 in Medillin Spain. He studied law at the University of Salamanca. When he was moved nineteen, he left Spain to the American continent to change his life. He arrived in the area of ​​Hispaniola in 1504 and settled in that area and become a farmer in the size of local land owners (Don Yuan). Visible leadership talent when he participated in the conquest of Spain against Cuba in 1511. It was coupled with the time he married the governor-in-law of the kingdom to Cuba, namely Diego Velasques after the conquest of Cuba has succeeded and he became mayor in the Santiago area. Process Conquering Mexico In 1518, Cortes Ve1asquez choose to captain the expedition to conquer Mexico. With 11 boats...

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan The Mongols unifying Mongol leader who unites the nation of Mongolia and founded the Mongol empire conquered most areas in Asia.             Genghis Khan was born as Temujin in around 1162-1167. He is the eldest of which is their chief Yesugei Kiyad (Kiyan). Temujin name is taken from the name of the enemy who had killed his father. He was born in a mountainous area Burhan Haldun, close to the Onon and Herlen. Temujin's mother named Holun and from the tribe Olkhunut. Their lives move as the Turkish population in Central Asia.             When Aged 9 years, Temujin is sent out from his tribe because he was going to Borte Match the daughter of the tribe Onggirat. Temujin's father, Yesugei died poisoned the Tartars just as she returned home after dropping Temujin to Onggirat tribe. Temujin was called home to meet his father.        ...