Who was the first Viceroy of the Portuguese in India?

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Francis Martin

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Francisco de Almeida

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Afonso de Albuquerque

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The correct option is C Francisco de Almeida

The government of Portuguese India started in 1505, six years after the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama, with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de Almeida, then settled at Kochi.

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