The names of Viceroys are printed in small capitals.

Assumed Office.
DOM FRANCISCO DE ALMEIDA12 Sept. 1505Killed by Kaffirs at Saldanha Bay, 1 March, 1510.
Affonso de Albuquerque4 Nov. 1509Died off Goa, 16 Dec. 1515.
Lopo Soares de Albergaria8 Sept. 1515Returned to Portugal.
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira8 Sept. 1518Returned to Portugal.
Dom Duarte de Menezes22 Jan. 1522Returned to Portugal.
DOM VASCO DA GAMA5 Sept. 1524Died at Cochin, 24 Dec. 1524.
Dom Henrique de Menezes17 Jan. 1525Died at Cannanore, 21 Feb. 1526.
Lopo Vaz de Sam PaioFeb. 1526Returned to Portugal.
Nuno da Cunha18 Nov. 1529Died at sea on his way to Portugal.
DOM GARCIA DE NORONHA14 Sept. 1538Died at Goa, 3 April, 1540.
Dom Estevão da Gama3 April, 1540Returned to Portugal.
Martim Affonso de Sousa8 May, 1542Returned to Portugal.
DOM JOÃO DE CASTRO (Viceroy for 14 days only)10 Sept. 1545Died at Goa, 6 June, 1548.
Garcia de Sá6 June, 1548Died at Goa, 13 June, 1549.
Jorge Cabral13 June, 1549Returned to Portugal.
DOM AFFONSO DE NORONHANov. 1550Returned to Portugal.
DOM PEDRO MASCARENHAS23 Sept. 1554Died at Goa, 16 June, 1555.
Francisco Barreto16 June, 1555Returned to Portugal.
DOM CONSTANTINO DE BRAGANZA8 Sept. 1558Returned to Portugal.
DOM FRANCISCO DE COUTINHO7 Sept. 1561Died at Goa, 9 Feb. 1564.
João de Mendonça19 Feb. 1564Returned to Portugal.
DOM ANTÃO DE NORONHA3 Sept. 1564Died at sea on his way to Portugal.
DOM LUIS DE ATHAIDE10 Sept. 1568Returned to Portugal.
DOM ANTONIO DE NORONHA6 Sept. 1571Returned to Portugal.
Antonio Moniz Barreto9 Dec. 1573Returned to Portugal.
Dom Diogo de MenezesSept. 1576Returned to Portugal.
DOM LUIS DE ATHAIDE (second time)31 Aug. 1578Died at Goa, 10 March, 1581.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAP.
[PREFACE]
[LIST] OF VICEROYS AND GOVERNORS OF PORTUGUESE INDIA, 1505-1580
[I.]THE PREDECESSORS OF ALBUQUERQUE
[II.]THE EARLY CAREER OF ALBUQUERQUE
THE RULE OF ALBUQUERQUE:—
[III.]THE CONQUEST OF GOA
[IV.]THE CONQUEST OF MALACCA AND RELIEF OF GOA
[V.]THE EXPEDITION TO THE RED SEA AND CONQUEST OF ORMUZ
[VI.]HIS INTERNAL POLICY
THE SUCCESSORS OF ALBUQUERQUE:—
[VII.]NUNO DA CUNHA AND DOM JOÃO DE CASTRO
[VIII.]DOM CONSTANTINO DE BRAGANZA AND DOM LUIS DE ATHAIDE
[INDEX]

NOTE

The orthography of proper names follows the system adopted by the Indian Government for the Imperial Gazetteer of India. That system, while adhering to the popular spelling of very well-known places, such as Punjab, Poona, Deccan, &c., employs in all other cases the vowels with the following uniform sounds:—

a, as in woman: á, as in land: i, as in police: í, as in intrigue: o, as in cold: u, as in bull: ú, as in rule.