Antão de Noronha explained

not to be confused with António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira

Antão de Noronha
Order1:25th
Office1:Viceroy of Portuguese India
Term Start1:3 September 1564
Term End1:September 1568
Monarch1:Sebastian I of Portugal
Predecessor1:João de Mendonça
Successor1:Luís de Ataíde

D. Antão de Noronha[1] was appointed in 1564 under Sebastian of Portugal as vice-roy of India. Previously, he had been captaining 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.[2] He died in 1569 on board in his voyage back to Portugal.

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.https://www.academia.edu/13649866/_O_Vice_Reinado_de_D_Ant%C3%A3o_de_Noronha_1564_1568_no_contexto_da_crise_do_Estado_da_%C3%8Dndia_de_1565_1575_Anais_de_Hist%C3%B3ria_de_Al%C3%A9m_Mar_vol_XI_Lisboa_Ponta_Delgada_2010_pp_63_101

Notes and References

  1. Web site: D. Antão de Noronha . 15 October 2023 . Infopédia.
  2. Book: Varghese, Alexander P.. India : History, Religion, Vision And Contribution to the World. 2008. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 978-81-269-0903-2. 404.