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Diogo Lopes de Sequeira

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Governor of Portuguese India

Historical FiguresLived 1465 to 1530 · aged 65
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Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (1465-1530) was a Portuguese fidalgo, sent to analyze the trade potential in Madagascar and Malacca. He arrived at Malacca on 11 September 1509 and left the next year when he discovered that Sultan Mahmud Shah was planning his assassination.

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Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (1465-1530) was a Portuguese fidalgo, sent to analyze the trade potential in Madagascar and Malacca. He arrived at Malacca on 11 September 1509 and left the next year when he discovered that Sultan Mahmud Shah was planning his assassination. This gave Afonso de Albuquerque the opportunity to embark upon his expedition of conquests.

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Lived 1465 to 1530 · aged 65
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