Martim Afonso de Castro
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Martim Afonso de Castro | |
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Martim Afonso de Castro in Ásia Portuguesa of Manuel de Faria e Sousa, 1675.
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Viceroy of Portuguese India | |
In office 1605–1607 |
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Monarch | Sebastian of Portugal |
Preceded by | Aires de Saldanha |
Succeeded by | Aleixo de Meneses |
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Born | 1560 Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Portuguese Malacca |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Portuguese Empire |
Battles/wars | Dutch-Portuguese War |
Martim Afonso de Castro (died June 3, 1607 in Malacca) was a Portuguese Viceroy of India. He commanded the Portuguese Navy in the Battle of Cape Rachado, fought over the present day Malaccan exclave of Tanjung Tuan in 1606.[1][2]
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