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SOUSA (Alfredo Botelho de). NUNO Álvares Botelho. Lisboa. 1940. - SOUSA (Alfredo Botelho de) NUNO Álvares Botelho . Lisboa: Agência Geral das Colónias, 1940. 84 pp.: il.; 210 mm. A biographical study dedicated to Nuno Álvares Botelho, known as ”the Great, ” captain-general of the fleets to India during the voyages of 1617, 1621, and 1624, who distinguished himself in the defense of Portuguese positions in the Persian Gulf after the loss of Hormuz in 1622, notably in the naval confrontation of 1625 against the Anglo-Dutch squadrons in the Strait, fought in three encounters that resulted in a tactical stalemate but decisively deterred further Nordic attacks against Muscat. Between 1627 and 1629, already as interim Governor-General of the State of India, he sought to consolidate the Portuguese position in the Gulf, forging an alliance with the local caliph and attempting, unsuccessfully, to retake Bahrain, in addition to launching attacks on the Persian coast. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate