Martim Afonso de Sousa

Martim Afonso de Sousa
Martim Afonso de Sousa

Martim Afonso de Sousa
Born 1490/1500
Vila Viçosa, Kingdom of Portugal
Died 21 July 1571(1571-07-21)
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Occupation Explorer, Governor
Spouse D. Ana Pimentel

Martim Afonso de Sousa (c. 1500 – 21 July 1571) was a Portuguese fidalgo and explorer.

Born in Vila Viçosa, he was commander of the first official Portuguese expedition into mainland Brazil. Threatened by the presence of French and Dutch ships along the coast of Brazil, the Portuguese crown in December 1530 sent a fleet with 400 people led by Martim Afonso de Sousa to establish control and explore. His mission was to place Portuguese markers as far south as the River Plate estuary, but he was shipwrecked there.

Upon return to São Vicente and Santos (today South America's busiest port), in 1532 he led troops guided by the native inhabitants and by earlier Portuguese settlers such as João Ramalho up the Serra do Mar mountains to the area near the future village of São Paulo (today South America's largest city). On the high plateau, he founded the town of Santo André, today an industrial suburb of São Paulo. He also established a sugar mill near the coast at São Vicente, with sugarcane brought from the Portuguese Cape Verde islands. In both activities, Afonso de Sousa established a pattern followed by Portuguese colonizers and Brazilians for long afterward: the "entradas" and "bandeiras" – or explorations and raids into the interior – and the production of sugar along the coast for export.

Sousa was the first Royal Governor of Brazil. He settled in the north-east region of the modern country.

Afonso de Sousa also acquired Diu, in India for Portugal in 1535.

He died in Lisbon in 1571.

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