Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500-1571) was a Portuguese explorer. His name is also sometimes spelled Martim Afonso de Souza. Born in Viçosa, he was commander of the first Portuguese expedition of Portugal to Brazil. Acquired Diu, in India in 1535. // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... Viçosa is the name of five cities in Brazil: Nova Viçosa, Bahia Viçosa, Alagoas Viçosa, Minas Gerais Viçosa, Rio Grande do Norte Viçosa do Ceará, Ceará This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Diu may mean: An island off the south west coast of Gujarat in India. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga (now Montreal) June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ...
In São Vicente, MartimAfonso counted on João Ramalho to help him with the "Indians" and soon began the construction of houses and chapels and introduced the sugar cane plantations, which were very successful.
As soon as Tomé deSousa arrived in Bahia, local officials, responsible to the governor general, were placed over the captaincies, and strategic points along the coast were also fortified, and Hans Staden was the men in charge.
As Tomé de Souza was interested in the development of the colony and in assuring the friendship of the "Indians", he did not matter the relationships between the Portuguese settlers and the native women.
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