Martim Afonso de Castro

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	Sebastian of Portugal
Preceded by	Aires de Saldanha
Succeeded by	Aleixo de Meneses
Personal details
Born	1560 (1560) Kingdom of Portugal
Died	June 3, 1607(1607-06-03) (aged 46–47) Portuguese Malacca
Nationality	Portuguese
Military service
Allegiance	Portuguese Empire
Battles/wars	Dutch-Portuguese War Siege of Malacca Battle of Cape Rachado

Dutch-Portuguese War

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.