# João de Castro

> Dom João de Castro was a Portuguese nobleman, scientist, writer and colonial administrator, who served as the fourth Portuguese Viceroy of India from 1545 to 1548. He was called Strong Castro by the poet Luís de Camões. De Castro was the second son of Álvaro de Castro, the civil governor of Lisbon. His wife was Leonor Coutinho.

*Portuguese explorer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joao-de-castro

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1500-02-27
- **Died:** 1548-06-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 13.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 15.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Жуан де Каштру](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%88%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83)
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- [جواو دى كاسترو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%88_%D8%AF%D9%89_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88)
- [João de Castro](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro)
- [João de Castro](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro)
- [João de Castro (Vizekönig)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro_(Vizek%C3%B6nig))
- [João de Castro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro)
- [João de Castro](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro)
- [ژوآئو د کاسترو](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%98%D9%88%D8%A2%D8%A6%D9%88_%D8%AF_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88)
- [João de Castro](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro)
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- [João de Castro](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro)
- [João de Castro](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro)
- [Каштру, Жуан ди](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%88%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%2C_%D0%96%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B8)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1352529)

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