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    Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa (c. 1453 – 16 December 1515), was a Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman. He served as viceroy of Portuguese...
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    Dom Rodrigo de Melo, Count of Tentúgal, precursor of the Dukes of Cadaval, and with Francisco de Mendonça, of the House of the Alcaides de Mourão. He also...
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    Pombal; João José Maria de Carvalho de Albuquerque Daun e Lorena, 5th Count of Oeiras; Manuel José de Carvalho Melo e Daun de Albuquerque Sousa e Lorena (1881–1886)...
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  • Francisco de Melo (died 1536) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was named as the first Bishop of Goa (1533–1536). On 31 Jan 1533, Francisco de Melo was...
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  • de Fontes Pereira de Melo, Governor (1839–1842) Francisco de Paula Bastos, Governor (1842–1845) José Miguel de Noronha, Governor (1845–1847) João de Fontes...
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    Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1644 and 1647, and of Leonor de Melo. A member of the Corte-Real family, he was a Gentleman of the Chamber of...
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  • Scion of the Albuquerques, Jerónimo was the son of Lopo de Albuquerque and Joana de Bulhão, a cousin of Afonso de Albuquerque and Garcia de Noronha, both...
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  • (1752–1758) João Manuel de Melo, Governor (1758) David Marques Pereira, Governor (1758–1759) Pedro de Saldanha e Albuquerque, Governor (1759–1763) João...
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  • to Maria da Conceição de Azeredo Pinto de Melo e Leme (b. Lisbon, 25 July 1954), daughter of Carlos Nuno de Azeredo Pinto Melo e Leme (14 August 1920...
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    India in 1515 to succeed Afonso de Albuquerque as governor. Lopo Soares de Albergaria (sometimes called Lopo Soares de Alvarenga, or simply Lopo Soares)...
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  • Botelho de Albuquerque (1909-1973), also 5th Count of Vila Real (1947) and 4th Count of Melo (1947); Fernando de Sousa Botelho de Albuquerque (1941-2022)...
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  • died in New Spain (México). Isabel Colón de Toledo (c. 1515 –), married Dom Jorge Alberto de Portugal y Melo (1470 –), 1st Count of Gelves (who married...
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    Francisco Caldeira in the morning of the next day and surrounded his home. He was jailed and deposed without resistance; Baltasar Rodrigues de Melo took...
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  • born September 1990), commonly known as Felipe, Brazilian footballer Felipe Melo, Brazilian footballer Felipe Miñambres, Spanish footballer Felipe Peralta...
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    by Vasco da Gama, with the nomination of the first Portuguese viceroy Francisco de Almeida, then settled at Cochin. Until 1752, the name India included...
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    António de Abreu (c. 1480 – c. 1514) was a 16th-century Portuguese navigator and naval officer. He participated under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque in...
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    Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo (pronounced [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi aˈsis ʃɐtobɾiˈɐ̃ bɐ̃ˈdejɾɐ dʒi ˈmɛlu]), also nicknamed Chatô (October 4...
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    Ernani Sátiro [pt], 1940 Francisco Cícero de Melo Filho, 1940-1945 Osvaldo Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, 1945, 1948-1951 Luís de Oliveira Lima, 1945–1946...
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    first viceroy of India, Dom Francisco de Almeida, who opposed the more militarized imperial concept implemented by Albuquerque. Under pressure from the latter...
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    Condes de Albuquerque Estate of Solar José do Canto (also known as Solar Scholtze or Solar Bérquos) Estate of Solar São Joaquim House on Rua do Melo No.62...
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  • Henri de Chivre, Marquis de la Barre 12 sub-par guns in two batteries Army of Flanders Captain General Don Francisco de Melo Artillery Alvaro de Melo 18...
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    Vasco da Gama (redirect from Vasco de gama)
    Christ in 1507, yielded little. Almeida, the larger-than-life Afonso de Albuquerque and, later on, Albergaria and Sequeira, were the king's preferred point...
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    Armada under the command of Francisco de Almeida and on the expeditions of Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, Afonso de Albuquerque and his other voyages, sailing...
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  • Brazilian lawyer and writer Antônio José de Melo e Sousa (1867–1955), Brazilian politician António José de Sousa Barroso (1854–1918), Portuguese missionary...
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    PE, on January 12, 1878. He was the son of Rafael Francisco Pereira and Marcionila Vieira de Melo Pereira. He did his first studies at Ginásio Pais Leme...
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  • (1636–1640) Manuel Quaresma Carneiro, Governor (1640) Miguel Pereira de Melo e Albuquerque, Acting Governor (1640–1641) unspecified Dutch commander (1641–1648)...
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  • Óscar Hernández as Pancracio Carmona Ximena Rivas as Felicia Manzano Francisco Melo as Peter O'Kelly Fernando Larraín as Guillermo Sandoval Mario Montilles...
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  • Raposo Pidwell Tavares (1948–1997), poet Sara Beirão (1880–1974) Francisco Manuel de Melo Breyner (1837–1903) Agustina Bessa-Luís (1922–2019) Mercedes Blasco...
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    Autran Dourado 2007 - Roberto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque 2006 - César Leal 2005 - Ferreira Gullar 2004 - Francisco de Assis Brasil 2003 - Antonio Carlos Villaça...
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    Portuguese conquest of Hormuz in 1507 occurred when the Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque attacked Hormuz Island to establish the Fortress of Hormuz. This conquest...
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