About Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
Lived 1465 – 1530 (aged 64–65). Diogo Lopes de Sequeira was an explorer.
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.
Sequeira was subsequently made governor of Portuguese India (1518–1522), and in 1520 led a military campaign into the Red Sea which hastened the first legitimate Portuguese embassy to Ethiopia.
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Who was Diogo Lopes de Sequeira?
Governor of Portuguese India
When was Diogo Lopes de Sequeira born?
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira was born in 1465 in Alandroal.
When did Diogo Lopes de Sequeira die?
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira died in 1530 in Alandroal.
What was Diogo Lopes de Sequeira's occupation?
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira was an explorer.
What nationality was Diogo Lopes de Sequeira?
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese people.
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