The Lusiads · Character
Albuquerque
Portuguese governor and military leader in India, celebrated for his conquests.
minor
First appearance: canto vi
Albuquerque shows up with force in Canto X: The Prophetic Song of Tethys and the Vision of the Spheres. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Tethys sings of Albuquerque's high renown and also of a stain on his fame, referring to an act of harshness.
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In Canto X: The Prophetic Song of Tethys and the Vision of the Spheres: Tethys sings of Albuquerque's high renown and also of a stain on…
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See Albuquerque in canto vi