Fernando de Albuquerque
Fernando de Albuquerque | |
|---|---|
 Portrait from Asia Portuguesa by Manuel de Faria e Sousa, 1675 | |
| 41st Governor of Portuguese India | |
| In office 1619–1622 | |
| Monarch | Philip II of Portugal |
| Preceded by | João Coutinho |
| Succeeded by | Francisco da Gama, 4th Count of Vidigueira |
| 13th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon | |
| In office 1575–1578 | |
| Monarch | Sebastian of Portugal |
| Preceded by | António de Noronha |
| Succeeded by | Manuel de Sousa Coutinho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1550 Barcelos, Portugal |
| Died | 1623 Portuguese India |
| Resting place | Church of Nossa Senhora da Serra, Goa |
| Parent(s) | Estevao de Brito and Guiomar de Castro |
Fernando de Albuquerque (c. 1550 – 1623)[1] was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was captain-major of Malacca, 13th captain-major of Ceylon[2] and captain of Daman and Goa, before being appointed 41th Governor of India in 1619.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vila-Santa, Nuno. "Fernão de Albuquerque (1550-?)". Encyclopaedia of Portuguese Expansion. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Captains-major". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.