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| Martim Afonso de Castro | |
|---|---|
 Martim Afonso de Castro in Ásia Portuguesa of Manuel de Faria e Sousa, 1675. | |
| Viceroy of Portuguese India | |
| In office 1605–1607 | |
| Monarch | Philip II of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Aires de Saldanha |
| Succeeded by | Aleixo de Meneses |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1560 Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 3 June 1607(1607-06-03) (aged 46–47) Portuguese Malacca |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Portuguese Empire |
| Battles/wars | Aceh expedition (1606) Dutch-Portuguese War |
Martim Afonso de Castro (died 3 June 1607 in Malacca) was a Portuguese Viceroy of India. He commanded the Portuguese Navy in the Battle of Cape Rachado and fought over the present day Malaccan exclave of Tanjung Tuan in 1606.
References
- History of the rise of the Mahomedan power in India, till the year ..., Volume 3 By Muḥammad Q¿asim Hind¿u-Š¿ah Astar¿ab¿ad¿i Firišta, John Briggs
- The Portuguese missions in Malacca and Singapore (1511-1958)
Further reading
- Borschberg, Peter (2016). Admiral Matelieff's Singapore and Johor, 1606-1616. Singapore: NUS Press. ISBN 9789814722186.
- Borschberg, Peter (2015). Journal, Memorials and Letters of Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge. Singapore: NUS Press. ISBN 9789971697983.
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