# Albuquerque — The Lusiads character guide

> Albuquerque in The Lusiads by Luís de Camões.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-canto-vi

## Who they are

Portuguese governor and military leader in India, celebrated for his conquests.

## In the story

### [Canto X: The Prophetic Song of Tethys and the Vision of the Spheres](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/chapters/canto-x)

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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