Jorge Cabral was a son of Joao Fernandes Cabral, lord of Azurara, and his mother was Joanna de Castro.
10 Facts About Jorge Cabral
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Jorge Cabral was the nephew of Portuguese explorer and navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral, who discovered Brazil.
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Jorge Cabral became famous for being the first viceroy of Portuguese India who brought his wife to Goa from the mother country.
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Jorge Cabral himself came from a not very noble family, so many hidalgos in Portuguese India refused to obey his orders or ignored them.
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Jorge Cabral contended for many years in India before becoming a governor of Portuguese India after the death of Garcia de Sa.
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Jorge Cabral had planned to abandon the new appointment, because he believed that the post of Viceroy of India was very troublesome and unstable, and the arrival of the newly titled governor would be expected in the near future, which would inevitably lead to the loss of all privileges and income for Jorge Cabral.
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Jorge Cabral preferred to remain in the position of captain of the Bassein due to the regular income.
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Soon the command of the army took over Jorge Cabral, who began preparations for the destruction of enemy forces on the island.
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Jorge Cabral had to return to Cochin to hand over all cases to the new Viceroy of India.
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Jorge Cabral returned to Portugal at the first opportunity because the new ruler of Portuguese India had not offered him a position in his administration, and the captaincy in the Bassein was already lost.