Question

In which year was the ‘Battle of Goa’ fought?

• A. 1510
• B. 1524
• C. 1502
• D. 1514

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 1510

Afonso de Albuquerque succeeded Dom Francisco de Almeida as Governor of the Portuguese State of India on November 4, 1509. The Marshal of Portugal Dom Fernando Coutinho, sent by King Manuel had been ordered to enforce the orderly succession of Albuquerque to office. In 1510, the governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city of Goa.