João de Castro

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João de Castro was a 16th-century Portuguese nobleman, navigator, and military leader who became one of the most distinguished governors of Portuguese India during the height of the Portuguese Empire in Asia.

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Label Occurrences
João de Castro canonical 3
Dom João de Castro 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese nobleman
colonial governor
human
military leader
navigator
activeIn 16th century
areaOfInfluence Indian Ocean
Portuguese India
birthDate 1500-02-07
birthPlace Kingdom of Portugal
Lisbon
burialPlace Goa
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal
deathDate 1548-06-06
deathPlace Goa
Portuguese India
ethnicGroup Portuguese
familyName de Castro
father Álvaro de Castro
fieldOfWork cartography
military strategy
navigation
givenName João
grandfather João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India
languageSpoken Portuguese
memberOf Portuguese peerage
surface form: Portuguese nobility
militaryBranch Portuguese Navy
militaryRank captain
monarch King John III of Portugal
surface form: John III of Portugal
name João de Castro self-link
nobleTitle nobleman
notableFor distinguished naval command in the Indian Ocean
governorship of Portuguese India
service in the Portuguese Empire in Asia
notableWork Goa
surface form: Roteiro de Goa a Diu

Roteiro de Lisboa a Goa
occupation colonial administrator
military officer
navigator
participatedIn Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
partOf Portuguese Empire
surface form: Portuguese Empire in Asia
positionHeld Governor of Portuguese India
Viceroy of Portuguese India
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Goa
Lisbon

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João de Castro name João de Castro self-link
Estado da Índia notableOfficeHolder João de Castro
Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean hasKeyFigure João de Castro
this entity surface form: Dom João de Castro