Write An Essay On Afonso De Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque; who was he? He was a Portuguese Naval/Military leader who ended Muslim control of the Indian Ocean trade -- took Goa, Malaccas, and held much of SE under Portuguese control. He was a person who wanted to control everything, and for everything to be in his power. He was so such a ruthless ruler, he thought he needed all the power in the world. He was so obsessed with having all the power that he didn’t care whose life he was risking or putting in danger. He used extreme methods to gain power and to convert people to Christianity. He used his power to get what he wanted. Such as, killing people, taking over areas, making people follow his rules, etc.
All throughout Afonso de Albuquerque’s ruling …show more content…
days, he had the Portuguese on his side, They followed every demand, believed in what he believed in, etc. They were basically slaves in Afonsos eyes, but in their eyes, they were loyal followers. Afonso loved knowing that he had these loyal followers by his side. That meant he didn’t have to lift a finger, his “slaves” would do anything for him.
Muslim rulers, whom were originally from Central Asia, had established the Mughal Empire throughout much of India by the time Afonso commanded the Portuguese to burst into the Indian Ocean, which they obliged.
The southern regions of India, however, were still controlled by a patchwork or local princes. The Portuguese won these princes to their side with promises of aid against other Europeans. With these southern footholds, Albuquerque and the Portuguese hoped to end Muslim power and turn the Indian Ocean into a “Portuguese Lake”. In 1510, the Portuguese seized the island of Goa off the coast of India, making it their major military and commercial base.
Albuquerque resorted to awful solutions, such as burning coastal towns and crushing Arab fleets at sea.
Why did he do this? To gain control of the trade in the region and make the Indian Ocean a Portuguese Lake, like I said in the earlier paragraphs.
The Portuguese took the East Indies port of Malacca in 1511, massacring the city’s Muslims. What is Malacca? Malacca was a Flourishing trading city in Malaya.
In less than 50 years, the Portuguese had built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts, rimming the southern seas.
They used the cities they had seized on the East Coast of Africa to resupply and repair their ships.
For most of the 1500s, Portugal controlled the spice trade between Europe and Asia. Portugal lacked resources and faced too much resistance to make great progress into the region.
They ended up resorting to much harsher methods to convert the local people to Christianity. These harsher methods included attacking Muslims and destroying Hindu Temples.
By 1600, the Portuguese had only converted less than a million people to Christianity. Asian Muslims being the lowest.
So, I think my point about Afonso de Albuquerque has been proven. The Portuguese caused great distress in many people's lives because of him. He was evil and greedy until the day he died; December 16,
1515.
Afonso de Albuquerque; who was he? He was a Portuguese Naval/Military leader who ended Muslim control of the Indian Ocean trade -- took Goa, Malaccas, and held much of SE under Portuguese control. He was a person who wanted to control everything, and for everything to be in his power. He was so such a ruthless ruler, he thought he needed all the power in the world. He was so obsessed with having all the power that he didn’t care whose life he was risking or putting in danger. He used extreme methods to gain power and to convert people to Christianity. He used his power to get what he wanted. Such as, killing people, taking over areas, making people follow his rules, etc.
All throughout Afonso de Albuquerque’s ruling …show more content…
days, he had the Portuguese on his side, They followed every demand, believed in what he believed in, etc. They were basically slaves in Afonsos eyes, but in their eyes, they were loyal followers. Afonso loved knowing that he had these loyal followers by his side. That meant he didn’t have to lift a finger, his “slaves” would do anything for him.
Muslim rulers, whom were originally from Central Asia, had established the Mughal Empire throughout much of India by the time Afonso commanded the Portuguese to burst into the Indian Ocean, which they obliged.
The southern regions of India, however, were still controlled by a patchwork or local princes. The Portuguese won these princes to their side with promises of aid against other Europeans. With these southern footholds, Albuquerque and the Portuguese hoped to end Muslim power and turn the Indian Ocean into a “Portuguese Lake”. In 1510, the Portuguese seized the island of Goa off the coast of India, making it their major military and commercial base.
Albuquerque resorted to awful solutions, such as burning coastal towns and crushing Arab fleets at sea.
Why did he do this? To gain control of the trade in the region and make the Indian Ocean a Portuguese Lake, like I said in the earlier paragraphs.
The Portuguese took the East Indies port of Malacca in 1511, massacring the city’s Muslims. What is Malacca? Malacca was a Flourishing trading city in Malaya.
In less than 50 years, the Portuguese had built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts, rimming the southern seas.
They used the cities they had seized on the East Coast of Africa to resupply and repair their ships.
For most of the 1500s, Portugal controlled the spice trade between Europe and Asia. Portugal lacked resources and faced too much resistance to make great progress into the region.
They ended up resorting to much harsher methods to convert the local people to Christianity. These harsher methods included attacking Muslims and destroying Hindu Temples.
By 1600, the Portuguese had only converted less than a million people to Christianity. Asian Muslims being the lowest.
So, I think my point about Afonso de Albuquerque has been proven. The Portuguese caused great distress in many people's lives because of him. He was evil and greedy until the day he died; December 16,
1515.