Martim Afonso de Castro

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Monarch Sebastian of Portugal Succeeded by Aleixo de Menezes Name Martim de		Nationality Portuguese Preceded by Aires de Saldanha Allegiance Portuguese Empire

Born 1560Kingdom of Portugal ( 1560 ) Battles/wars Dutch-Portuguese WarSiege of MalaccaBattle of Cape Rachado Died June 3, 1607, Portuguese Malacca Battles and wars Siege of Malacca, Battle of Cape Rachado, Dutch–Portuguese War Similar People Matias de Albuquerque, Afonso de Albuquerque, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, John Maurice - Prince of, George Clifford - 3rd Earl of Cu

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.

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