Martim Afonso de Castro

Martim Afonso de Castro
Viceroy of Portuguese India
In office
1605–1607
MonarchPhilip II of Portugal
Preceded byAires de Saldanha
Succeeded byAleixo de Meneses
Personal details
Bornc. 1560
Kingdom of Portugal
Died3 June 1607(1607-06-03) (aged 46–47)
Portuguese Malacca
Military service
AllegiancePortuguese Empire
Battles/warsAceh expedition (1606)
Dutch-Portuguese War

Martim Afonso de Castro (died 3 June 1607 in Malacca) was a Portuguese Viceroy of India. He commanded the Portuguese Navy in the Battle of Cape Rachado and fought over the present day Malaccan exclave of Tanjung Tuan in 1606.[1][2]

References

Further reading

  • Borschberg, Peter (2016). Admiral Matelieff's Singapore and Johor, 1606-1616. Singapore: NUS Press. ISBN 9789814722186.
  • Borschberg, Peter (2015). Journal, Memorials and Letters of Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge. Singapore: NUS Press. ISBN 9789971697983.
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