Antao de Noronha

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not to be confused with Antonio Jose Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira

Antao de Noronha
Portrait of D. Antao de Noronha in Asia Portuguesa by Manuel de Faria e Sousa , 1674.
25th Viceroy of Portuguese India
In office
3 September 1564 ? September 1568
Monarch Sebastian I of Portugal
Preceded by Joao de Mendonca
Succeeded by Luis de Ataide

D. Antao 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. Joao de Noronha and nephew of viceroy D. Afonso de Noronha (1550-1554). D. Antao 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 [ edit ]

  1. ^ "D. Antao de Noronha" . Infopedia . Retrieved 15 October 2023 .
  2. ^ 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 [ edit ]

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

Government offices
Preceded by Captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon
1572-1575 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Viceroy of India
1564-1568 		Succeeded by


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