Martim Afonso de Castro
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| Born | 1560 Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | June 3 1607 Malacca |
| Occupation | Viceroy of Portuguese India |
Martim Afonso de Castro (died in Malacca, June 3, 1607) 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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- ^ [http://books.google.com.my/books?id=D20-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA527&dq=Martim+Afonso+de+Castro+died&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vbU3T8aPDILjrAft0P3VBQ&ved=0CGQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Martim%20Afonso%20de%20Castro%20died&f=false History of the rise of the Mahomedan power in India, till the year ..., Volume 3 By Muḥammad Q¿asim Hind¿u-Š¿ah Astar¿ab¿ad¿i Firišta, John Briggs]
- ^ The Portuguese missions in Malacca and Singapore (1511-1958)
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