Aires de Albuquerque e Saldanha | |
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Viceroy of Portuguese India | |
In office 1600–1605 | |
Governor of Tangiers | |
In office 17 June 1591 – 24 August 1599 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 May 1542 Santarém, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | 19 August 1605 Portuguese Empire | (aged 63)
Aires de Saldanha (Santarém, Portugal, 10 May 1542 - Terceira, 19 August 1605) was a Portuguese military. He was the son of António de Saldanha, military and navigator who discovered the bay of Saldanha. He went to Portuguese India in 1558, with the viceroy Constantino of Braganza, this time serving for twelve years in the region.