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Nuno Álvares Botelho
Nuno Álvares Botelho was a Portuguese naval commander in Asia who briefly shared the government of Portuguese India. In 1629 he led the fleet that relieved Malacca from the great siege by Iskandar Muda of Aceh, destroying the Acehnese armada with help from Johor and Patani. He was killed in 1630 in fighting off Jambi in Sumatra.
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