André Furtado de Mendonça
André Furtado de Mendonça (1558 – 1 April 1611) was a captain and governor of Portuguese India, and a military commander during Portuguese expansion into Ceylon, India, Indonesia and Malacca.
André Furtado de Mendonça | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Portuguese India | |
| In office 1609 – 1609 or 1610 | |
| Monarch | Philip II of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Aleixo de Menezes |
| Succeeded by | Rui Lourenço de Távora |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1558 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 1611 (aged 52–53) Kingdom of Portugal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Portuguese Empire |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Malacca (1606) Battle of Bantam Battle of Flores |
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