AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE
1453 - 1515

Afonso de Albuquerque had the byname the Great.

Albuquerque was a Portuguese military man who conquered Goa in 1510 and Melaka (Malacca) in 1511 for his country.

Times were bloody and the word of the day was trade.

In effect, Albuquerque established the empire of the Portuguese in
the East Indies.

Here is the map

1340 - 1600 World Map