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Nuno da Cunha (c. 1487 – 5 March 1539) was a Portuguese admiral who was governor of Portuguese possessions in India from 1529 to 1538. He was the governor of Portuguese Asia that ruled for more time in the sixteenth century in a total of nine years.
Nuno da Cunha de Ataíde e Melo (7 December 1664 – 3 December 1750), more commonly referred to as Cardinal da Cunha, was a Portuguese Cardinal of the Catholic Church, and a politically important figure as a close advisor to King John V.
Nuno da Cunha (c. 1487 – March 5, 1539) was a Portuguese admiral who was governor of Portuguese possessions in India from 1529 to 1538. He was the governor of Portuguese Asia that ruled for more time in the sixteenth century in a total of nine years.
Nuno da Cunha (1487 — 1539), 2.º Senhor de Gestaçô e de Panóias, foi 9.º governador da Índia. Antes disso, em 27 de Dezembro de 1521 , El-Rei D. Manuel tinha-o nomeado vedor da Fazenda , por renúncia de Tristão da Cunha , seu pai.
May 29, 2011 · The next important Portuguese governor was Nuno da Cunha. Nuno da Cunha was able to bring Mombasa and Mozambique under the Portuguese circle. During his time, the ruler of Gujarat was Bahadur Shah. In 1529, Nuno was able to sack Daman and Diu (Damao), which were territories of Bahadur Shah.
Nuno da Cunha (c. 1487 – March 5, 1539) was a Portuguese admiral who was governor of Portuguese possessions in India from 1529 to 1538. He was the governor of Portuguese Asia that ruled for more time in the sixteenth century in a total of nine years.
In 1531, the Portuguese governor of India Nuno da Cunha assembled a large armada of up to 400 ships and 30,000 men to capture the island of Diu. They engaged roughly 800 enemy soldiers at Siyâl Bet island and killed them all. [12]
