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CARTAS de D. João de Castro. Lisboa. 1954. - CARTAS de D. João de Castro . Coligidas e anotadas por Elaine Sanceau. Lisboa: Agência Geral do Ultramar, 1954. 436 pp.; 235 mm. A collection of correspondence from D. João de Castro (1500–1548), governor and 4th viceroy of India, compiled and annotated by Elaine Sanceau from originals and copies preserved mainly in the Torre do Tombo (National Archives of Portugal). The letters, exchanged with D. João III, members of the court, and captains and officials of the State of India, mainly cover the period of his governorship, between 1545 and 1548. They directly document the administration of the State, the financial difficulties, the relations with Asian powers and, in particular, the second siege of Diu (1546), the relief of the fortress and its reconstruction. They also reveal the political thought and character of one of the most remarkable figures of the Portuguese presence in the East. An indispensable primary source for the history of Portuguese India in the mid-16th century, a natural complement to the biography that the same author dedicated to him. Estimated. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate