to Portugal.
DOM LUIS DE ATHAIDE 10 Sept. 1568 Returned to Portugal.
DOM ANTONIO DE NORONHA 6 Sept. 1571 Returned to Portugal.
Antonio Moniz Barreto 9 Dec. 1573 Returned to Portugal.
Dom Diogo de Menezes Sept. 1576 Returned to Portugal.
DOM LUIS DE ATHAIDE 31 Aug. 1578 Died at Goa,
(_second time_) 10 March, 1581.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGES
PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

LIST OF VICEROYS AND GOVERNORS OF PORTUGUESE INDIA,
1505-1580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

I. THE PREDECESSORS OF ALBUQUERQUE . . . . . . . . . . . 15-40

II. THE EARLY CAREER OF ALBUQUERQUE . . . . . . . . . . . 41-63

THE RULE OF ALBUQUERQUE:--
III. THE CONQUEST OF GOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-92

IV. THE CONQUEST OF MALACCA AND RELIEF OF GOA . . . . . . 93-117

V. THE EXPEDITION TO THE RED SEA AND CONQUEST OF ORMUZ . 118-144

VI. HIS INTERNAL POLICY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145-169

THE SUCCESSORS OF ALBUQUERQUE:--
VII. NUNO DA CUNHA AND DOM JOAO DE CASTRO . . . . . . . . 170-188

VIII. DOM CONSTANTINO DE BRAGANZA AND DOM LUIS DE ATHAIDE . 189-207

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209-222

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_NOTE_

The orthography of proper names follows the system adopted by the
Indian Government for the _Imperial Gazetteer of India_. That system,
while adhering to the popular spelling of very well-known places,
such as Punjab, Poona, Deccan, &c., employs in all other cases the
vowels with the following uniform sounds:--

_a_, as in wom_a_n: _a-accent_, as in l_a_nd: _i_, as in pol_i_ce:
_i-accent_, as in intr_i_gue: _o_, as in c_o_ld: _u_, as in b_u_ll:
_u-accent_, as in r_u_le.

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ALBUQUERQUE

CHAPTER I

THE PREDECESSORS OF ALBUQUERQUE

The period of the growth and domination of the Portuguese power in
India is marked by many deeds of bloodshed and by many feats of
heroism; it is illustrated by many great names, among which the
greatest without doubt is that of Affonso de Albuquerque. But the
general and administrator, to whom his countrymen have given the
well-deserved title of _The Great_, was only one of many