Francisco de Almeida, the first Portuguese viceroy in East India in 1505, and 4 Alfonso de Albuquerque, secured Portuguese dominance in the Indian Ocean and took trading cities such as Goa and Malacca.
Their successors conquered the Moluccas (Spice Islands) and Ceylon.
John's grandson, 5 Sebastian, succeeded him in 1557 and dreamed of a revival of the Crusades.
He invaded North Africa with a large army in 1578 but was defeated by the sultan of Morocco at Ksar el-Kebir. As his body was never found, the Portuguese believed for a long time that he would return victorious, a rumor which several adventurers used to their advantage. His great-uncle, Cardinal Henry, who had already reigned as regent for the young Sebastian, succeeded him as king and had to pay an enormous ransom for the survivors in North Africa. The royal line of Aviz came to an end with the death of Henry in 1580.
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