Cristóvão de Távora

Cristóvão de Távora was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was granted the captaincy of the Fortress of Sofala in Portuguese Mozambique from 1508 until 1514.[1] He was then Captain of Mozambique from 31 July 1515 to 1 July 1518.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Axelson, Eric; Studies, Ernest Oppenheimer Institute of Portuguese (1973). Portuguese in South-East Africa, 1488-1600. C. Struik. ISBN 978-0-85494-193-3. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Mozambique". World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Lobato, Alexandre (1960). A expansão portuguesa em Moçambique de 1498 a 1530. Agência Geral do Ultramar, Divisão de Publicações e Biblioteca. Retrieved 14 June 2011.


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