Francisco de Almeida

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Francisco de Almeida was a Portuguese nobleman and naval commander who became the first viceroy of Portuguese India, playing a key role in establishing Portugal’s early maritime empire in the Indian Ocean.

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Label Occurrences
Francisco de Almeida canonical 9
Dom Francisco de Almeida 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese nobleman ⓘ
human ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ
viceroy ⓘ
appointedBy Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Arabian Sea ⓘ
Red Sea approaches ⓘ
coast of Gujarat ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
conflict Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
Portuguese–Mamluk naval war in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
deathPlace Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
near Table Bay ⓘ
present-day South Africa ⓘ
ethnicGroup Portuguese ⓘ
family Almeida family ⓘ
knownFor early architect of the Portuguese maritime empire in Asia ⓘ
establishing fortified Portuguese bases along the Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ
languageSpoken Portuguese ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
killed in conflict with local inhabitants ⓘ
militaryBranch Portuguese Navy ⓘ
monarchServed Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
name Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
nobleTitle Count of Abrantes ⓘ
notableAchievement defeated a Mamluk-Gujarati fleet at the Battle of Diu ⓘ
first viceroy of Portuguese India ⓘ
implemented the Portuguese cartaz system in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
strengthened Portuguese control over Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Chaul ⓘ
Battle of Diu ⓘ
notableWork establishment of Portuguese naval power in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
parent Lopo de Almeida ⓘ
policy prioritized sea power over territorial conquest in India ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Portuguese India ⓘ
Viceroy of Portuguese India ⓘ
predecessor Tristão da Cunha ⓘ
linked to: Tristan da Cunha
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
servedIn Portuguese Empire ⓘ
sphereOfActivity East African coast ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Portuguese India ⓘ
strategicGoal secure Portuguese dominance over spice trade routes ⓘ
successor Afonso de Albuquerque ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Viceroy of Portuguese India → firstHolder → Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
Portuguese India → establishedBy → Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
Estado da Índia → notableOfficeHolder → Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
Francisco de Almeida → name → Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
Santa Cruz Basilica → builtUnderAuthorityOf → Dom Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Almeida
Portuguese–Mamluk naval war → participant → Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
St. Angelo Fort → builtBy → Dom Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Almeida
Battle of Diu → commander → Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
Almeida family → hasNotableMember → Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
Count of Abrantes → hasTitleHolder → Francisco de Almeida ⓘ