CASTRO, JOAO DE called by Camoens Cas tro Forte, viceroy of the Portuguese Indies, the son of Alvaro de Castro, governor of Lisbon, served in north Africa between 1518 and 1538, soon after which date he went with his uncle Garcia de Noronha to the Indies. On arrival at Goa he volunteered for the relief of Diu. Returning to Europe, he was given command in of a fleet to clear the European seas of pirates. In 1545 he was sent to the Indies with six sail. He defeated Mahmud king of Gujarat and the Adil Khan and relieved Diu, losing one of his sons in the battle. He then captured Broach, subdued Malacca, and in 1547 was appointed viceroy by Joao III. He died at Ormuz, in the arms of his friend St. Francis Xavier, on June 6, 1S48. He was buried at Goa, and afterwards taken home and buried in the convent of Bemfica.