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affonso de albuquerque

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Al⋅bu⋅quer⋅que

[al-buh-kur-kee; for 1 also Port. awl-boo-ker-kuh]
–noun
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.
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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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Albuquerque [(al-buh-kur-kee)]

Largest city in New Mexico.

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