[al-buh-kur-kee; for 1 also Port. awl-boo-ker-kuh] 
| 1. | Af⋅fon⋅so de [uh-fawn-soo duh] , 1453–1515, founder of the Portuguese empire in the East. |
| 2. | a city in central New Mexico. 331,767. |
| Al·bu·quer·que (āl'bə-kûr'kē) A city of central New Mexico on the upper Rio Grande southwest of Santa Fe. Founded in 1706, it is a noted health resort. Population: 505,000. |
| Albuquerque, Affonso de Known as "Affonso the Great." 1453-1515. Portuguese colonial administrator considered the founder of the Portuguese empire in the East. |
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