António de Noronha
- not to be confused with António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira
D. Antão de Noronha | |
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 Portrait of Antão de Noronha. In Ásia portuguesa by Manuel de Faria e Sousa. Lisbon 1674 | |
| 25th Viceroy of Portuguese India | |
| In office 3 September 1564 – September 1568 | |
| Monarch | Sebastian I of Portugal |
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| Born | 1488 |
| Died | 1569 (aged 80–81) |
D. Antão de Noronha was appointed in 1564 under Sebastian of Portugal as vice-roy of India. Previously, he had been captain at Hormuz in the 1550s and served at Ceuta in the 1540s. He was the illegitimate son of D. João de Noronha and nephew of viceroy D. Afonso de Noronha (1550-1554). D. 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.[1] He died in 1569 on board in his voyage back to Portugal.
References[]
- ^ Varghese, Alexander P. (2008). India : History, Religion, Vision And Contribution to the World. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 404. 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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