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Antão de Noronha


Office Viceroy of Portuguese India








Predecessor João de Mendonça
Successor Luís de Ataíde















D. Antão de Noronha[1] was appointed in 1564 under Sebastian of Portugal as viceroy of India. Previously, he served at Ceuta in the 1540s and had been captaining at Hormuz in the 1550s. He was the illegitimate son of João de Noronha and nephew of viceroy Afonso de Noronha (1550–1554). Antão de Noronha was also the Viceroy of Portuguese India between 3 September 1564 and September 1568. He captured Mangalore and built a fort there in 1568.[2] He died in 1569 on board in his voyage back to Portugal.

References

  1. D. Antão de Noronha. Infopédia. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. India : History, Religion, Vision And Contribution to the World{{#if:Varghese|, Varghese}. Atlantic Publishers & Dist(2008). ISBN 978-81-269-0903-2

Bibliography

Vila-Santa, Nuno, "O Vice-Reinado de D. Antão de Noronha (1564–1568) no contexto da crise do Estado da Índia de 1565–1575", Anais de História de Além-Mar, vol. XI, Lisboa/Ponta Delgada, 2010, pp. 63–101. [1]

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