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CAMPOS (José Moreira). AFONSO d’ Albuquerque. Lisboa. 1953. - CAMPOS (José Moreira) AFONSO d’ Albuquerque . Lisboa: Tipografia da L.C.G.G., 1953. 318 pp.; 235 mm. Biography of Afonso de Albuquerque (c. 1453–1515), second governor of India and principal architect of the Indian state. The work follows his journey from his youth and service in North Africa to his campaigns in the East, highlighting the conquests of Goa (1510), Malacca (1511) and Hormuz (1515), cornerstones of the strategy for dominating the Indian Ocean routes that he conceived and implemented. A work of historical dissemination, based on the chronicles and correspondence of Albuquerque, which paints a portrait of the ruler, strategist, and man of action, a central figure in Portuguese expansion in the East. Curious. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate