The Life Of Dom John De Castro The Fourth Viceroy Of India [Hardcover]

Language: English. About the Book:-It is considered to be the first biography written in Portuguese by the author, having been reprinted and translated into several languages. It also had several translations, including one in English, by the diplomat and translator Sir Peter Wyche (London, 1664). It was clearly evident that the life and career of the fourth Viceroy of Portuguese Asia written in the old English style. The span of the book starts from his birth in 1500 and ends with his death in 1548. Throughout the book the emphasis is on the battles that he fought to secure forts and town on the west coast of India. This book contains a portrait of the fourth Viceroy and an illustration. This book is immensely good for the readers and researchers. This work was published in Lisbon in 1651. About the Author:-Jacinto Freire de Andrade was a Catholic priest, poet and historian. He was born in the city of Beja. For the ecclesiastical career, he studied Humanities at the University of Évora, starting then to Coimbra, whose University obtained the 18th of May of 1618 a bachelor's degree in Canons. He proved to be a poet of merit, writing joking-serious satires in which he ridiculed the taste of his contemporaries, apparently aimed at Castilian society, since then Portugal and Spain were in personal union.He was appointed abbot of the Mother Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção de Sambade, in the term of Alfândega da Fé, then of royal patronage, remaining there between 1620 and 1625 . He was then transferred to the abbot of Santa Maria de Chaves. The Title 'The Life Of Dom John De Castro The Fourth Viceroy Of India written/authored/edited by Jacinto Freire De Andrada', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121237208 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 319 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 319.…