Mestre Diogo
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Mestre Diogo was a Portuguese nobleman. He was sent to India
in 1533 by King John III of Portugal
to promote the religious interests of the Portuguese. The islands of Bombay were leased to Mestre Diogo in 1534. He died in 1548.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1533 by King John III of Portugal
John III of Portugal
John III , nicknamed o Piedoso , was the fifteenth King of Portugal and the Algarves. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile...
to promote the religious interests of the Portuguese. The islands of Bombay were leased to Mestre Diogo in 1534. He died in 1548.