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Alfonso de Albuquerque (or Afonso d'Albuquerque - disused) (pronounced [ɐˈfõsu dɨ aɫbuˈkɛɾk(ɨ)]) (treated with a Don by some although his birth didn't entitle him to that treatment) (, Alhandra - Goa, December 16, ) was a Portuguesefidalgo, or nobleman, a naval general officer who, by his military and administrative activities, conquered and established the Portuguese colonial empire in the Indian Ocean.

After gaining military experience in North Africa, in he set out on his first expedition to the East, which was to be the scene of his future triumphs.

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In company with his kinsman Dom Francisco da Alameda, he sailed round the Cape of Good Hope to India and succeeded in establishing the king of Cochin securely on his throne. In return for his services, he obtained permission to build a Portuguese fort at Cochin, thus laying the foundation of his country's empire in the East.

In November , he became the second viceroy of the State of India, a position he held unt