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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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    1997, p. 260 Ikram 1964, p. 218 Akbar's letter of invitation in John Correia-Afonso, Letters from the Mughal Court, Bombay, 1980. Gómez 2013, p. 58 Jarric...
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    founded in the late 1970s and its first director was John Correia Afonso SJ. After John Correia Afonso, Dr. Teotonio R. de Souza was the next director of...
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    Afonso II (IPA: [ɐˈfõsu]; English: Alphonse; Archaic Portuguese: Affonso; Portuguese-Galician: Alfonso or Alphonso; Latin: Alphonsus; 23 April 1185 – 25...
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  • Afonso of Braganza (in Portuguese Afonso), (1402? – 9 August 1460) was the eldest son of Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza, natural son of King John I of Portugal...
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    presented at the 1991 Conference on Goa at the University of Toronto by: John Correia Afonso S.J. from: "South Asian Studies Papers", no 9; Goa: Goa Continuity...
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    of the Castilian-based Order. In 1249, Paio Peres Correia and the Order of Santiago helped Afonso III of Portugal sweep up the final Moorish possessions...
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    Indian History and Culture as a researcher. On the encouragement of John Correia-Afonso, a director of the institute, she began to investigate the history...
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  • Godeaux, former Governor of National Bank, Belgium 3 February 1992: John Correia Afonso, Indian author 14 February 1992: Robert Van Overberghe, former Ambassador...
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  • Pedro Correia da Cunha (1440 – 1497, Lisbon) was a Portuguese nobleman who was the Second Donatary-Captain of Porto Santo, and the 1st Donatary-Captain...
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    leadership of five ships. According to chronicler Gaspar Correia, in Legends of India, "Martim Afonso was very disgusted by the decision, because he felt that...
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    married Afonso, Count of Barcelos, illegitimate son of king John I of Portugal. She died before her husband became Duke of Braganza. Afonso and Beatriz...
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    1211) was the second but only surviving legitimate son and fifth child of Afonso I of Portugal by his wife, Maud of Savoy. Sancho succeeded his father and...
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  • the only of the three children to survive till adulthood. She married Afonso I, illegitimate son of King D. João I and Inês Pires, having three children...
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    brother Afonso V (1785–87). Afonso's brief reign ended in his sudden death, rumored to be by poisoning. A confused struggle broke out following Afonso's death...
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    Lisbon: Escriptorio, online) Afonso V (1438-14781) - "Chronica d'el Rey D. Affonso V", first published 1790 in J.F. Correia da Serra, editor, Collecção...
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    and the Americas. The house was founded by Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza, illegitimate son of King John I of Portugal of the House of Aviz, and would...
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  • is a list of notable and historically significant people from Portugal. Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, explorer of the African coast Álvaro Caminha, explorer...
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  • emerged from the chaos. In 1621, Vasconcellos was succeeded by João Correia de Sousa. Correia de Sousa hoped to reap the same benefits as his predecessor by...
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    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...
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    Prince John (the future John II), asked his father Afonso V of Portugal to pass the African charter to him. Upon becoming king in 1481, John II of Portugal...
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    Lidvinda Anastasia Clara Correia Dias (née Correia; 14 April 1946 – 18 February 2021), known professionally as Clara Dias, was an Indian actress and singer...
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    Paio Peres Correia, from conquering most of the region city by city, between 1242 and 1249, including Silves. In March 1249, King Afonso III of Portugal...
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  • Beckingham and Huntingford, translators, Prester John, p.307; paraphrasing the account of Gaspar Correia. Apparently Francisco Álvares never learned this...
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  • Perestrelo (Captainess of Graciosa Island) married to King John II's Royal Guard, Pedro Correia da Cunha, Captain of Graciosa Island. Manuel Abranches de...
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    imprisoned by the French after Battle of Bouvines in 1214. Their brother, King Afonso II of Portugal contested ownership of his sisters' castles of Seia, Alenquer...
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  • Vista Captains Rodrigo Afonso, Captain (1497–1505) Pêro Correia, Captain (1505–?) António Correia, Captain (?–1542) Maria Correia, Captain (1542–?) Alcatrazes...
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  • of Malacca Mahmud Shah. In 1511, the second Governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque captured the Malay city of Malacca. Sultan Mahmud Shah fled...
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    Guedes, Vasco de Bettencourt de Faria Machado e Sampaio and Marcelo Olavo Correia de Azevedo, Ascendências Reais de Sua Alteza Real a Senhora Dona Isabel...
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    Pedro (Chronicle of the King D. Pedro I), first published 1816 in J.F. Correia da Serra, editor, Collecção de livros ineditos de historia portugueza,...
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