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Aires de Albuquerque e Saldanha
Aires de Albuquerque e Saldanha
	Portrait of D. Aires de Saldanha; 1591
Viceroy of Portuguese India
	In office; 1600–1605
Governor of Tangiers
	In office; 17 June 1591 – 24 August 1599
Personal details
Born	10 May 1542; Santarém, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	19 August 1605 (aged 63); Portuguese Empire

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Aires de Saldanha (Santarém, Portugal, 10 May 1542 - Terceira, 19 August 1605) was a Portuguese military. He was the son of António de Saldanha, military and navigator who discovered the bay of Saldanha. He went to Portuguese India in 1558, with the viceroy Constantino of Braganza, this time serving for twelve years in the region.

Captain and Governor[edit]

He returned to Portugal in 1570, where he married Joana de Albuquerque, soon after he returned to India, this time with the Viceroy Rui Lourenço de Távora. He was appointed captain of Portuguese Malacca, where he built the fort of Tidor. Returning to Portugal, he was appointed governor of Tangier, a position he held for 9 years.

Viceroy[edit]

In 1600, he was named 17th Viceroy of India and 34th Governor of India. During his viceroyalty, in addition to financial difficulties, had to struggle against the Dutch on several fronts, defending Cochim and Goa, and repel them in the Moluccas.

Death[edit]

He died during his return to Portugal, near the island of Terceira, being first buried in Angra do Heroísmo, after his body was moved to Santarém.

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-|name               = Aires de Saldanha de Albuquerque
+{{Infobox officeholder
-|image              = Retrato de D. Aires de Saldanha de Albuquerque,.jpg
-|caption            = ''Portrait of D. Aires de Saldanha''; 1591
+| name                = Aires de Albuquerque e Saldanha
-|office             = [[List of governors of Portuguese India|Viceroy of Portuguese India]]
+| image               = Retrato de D. Aires de Saldanha de Albuquerque,.jpg
+| caption             = ''Portrait of D. Aires de Saldanha''; 1591
-|term_start         = 1600
+| office              = [[List of governors of Portuguese India|Viceroy of Portuguese India]]
-|term_end           = 1605
+| term_start          = 1600
-|office2            = [[List of governors of Tangier|Governor of Tangiers]]
-|term_start2        = 17 June 1591
+| term_end            = 1605
+| office2             = [[List of governors of Tangier|Governor of Tangiers]]
-|term_end2          = 24 August 1599
-|birth_date         = 1542
+| term_start2         = 17 June 1591
-|birth_place        = [[Santarem, Portugal]]
+| term_end2           = 24 August 1599
-|death_date         = 1605
+| birth_date          = 10 May 1542
-|death_place        = [[Portuguese Empire]]
+| birth_place         = [[Santarém, Portugal|Santarém]], [[Kingdom of Portugal]]
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+| death_place         = [[Portuguese Empire]]
+| nationality         = [[Portuguese People|Portuguese]]
 }}
-'''Aires de Saldanha''' (Santarém, 1542 - near the island of Terceira, 1605) was a Portuguese military. He was the son of Antonio de Saldanha, military and navigator who discovered the bay of Saldanha. He went to India in 1558, with the viceroy Constantino de Bragança, this time serving for twelve years in the region.
+'''Aires de Saldanha''' ([[Santarém, Portugal]], 10 May 1542 - [[Terceira]], 19 August 1605) was a Portuguese military. He was the son of [[António de Saldanha]], military and navigator who discovered the bay of Saldanha. He went to [[Portuguese India]] in 1558, with the viceroy [[Constantino of Braganza]], this time serving for twelve years in the region.
 == Captain and Governor ==
-He returned to Portugal in 1570, where he married Joan de Albuquerque, soon after he returned to India, this time with the Viceroy Rui Lourenço de Távora. He was appointed captain of Malacca, where he built the fort of Tidor. Returning to Portugal, he was appointed governor of Tangier, a position he held for 9 years.
+He returned to Portugal in 1570, where he married Joana de Albuquerque, soon after he returned to India, this time with the Viceroy Rui Lourenço de Távora. He was appointed captain of [[Portuguese Malacca]], where he built the fort of Tidor. Returning to Portugal, he was appointed governor of [[Tangier]], a position he held for 9 years.
 == Viceroy ==
-In 1600, he was named 17th viceroy of India and 34th Governor of India. During his viceroyalty, in addition to financial difficulties, had to struggle against the Dutch on several fronts, defending Cochin and Goa, and repel them in the Moluccas.
+In 1600, he was named 17th [[List of governors of Portuguese India|Viceroy of India]] and 34th Governor of India. During his viceroyalty, in addition to financial difficulties, had to struggle against the Dutch on several fronts, defending [[Cochim]] and [[Goa]], and repel them in the Moluccas.
 == Death ==
-He died during his return to Portugal, near the island of Terceira, being first buried in Angra do Heroismo, after his body was moved to Santarem.
+He died during his return to Portugal, near the island of [[Terceira]], being first buried in [[Angra do Heroísmo]], after his body was moved to Santarém.
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Saldanha, Aires de}}
 [[Category:Viceroys of Portuguese India]]
 [[Category:Portuguese colonial governors and administrators]]
 [[Category:Portuguese nobility]]
 [[Category:16th-century Portuguese people]]
+[[Category:1542 births]]
+[[Category:1605 deaths]]
+[[Category:People from Santarém, Portugal]]
+[[Category:Governors of Tangier]]