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About Afonso de Noronha
Afonso de Noronha was a Portuguese nobleman, military officer, and governor of Ceuta from 1538 to 1549. He was the fourth son of Fernando de Menezes, 2nd Marquis of Vila Real, and Maria Freire de Andrade. He married Dona Maria de Eça. He succeeded his brother Nuno Álvares Pereira de Noronha, the governor until 1538.
Everything about Afonso de Noronha →- Occupation
- military personnel, governor, viceroy
- Position held
- Viceroy of the Portuguese Provinces of India
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Born
- 1510, 1495
- Died
- 1586