- founder of the Portuguese empire in the East.
- a city in central New Mexico.
- a city in central New Mexico, on the Rio Grande. Pop: 471 856 (2003 est)
- Afonso de (əˈfõsu dəː). 1453–1515, Portuguese navigator who established Portuguese colonies in the East by conquering Goa, Ceylon, Malacca, and Ormuz
