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Cristóvão de Távora was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was granted the captaincy of the Fortress of Sofala in Portuguese Mozambique from 1508 until 1514. He was then Captain of Mozambique from 31 July 1515 to 1 July 1518.

References

1. Axelson, Eric; Studies, Ernest Oppenheimer Institute of Portuguese (1973). Portuguese in South-East Africa, 1488-1600. C. Struik. ISBN 978-0-85494-193-3. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
2. "Mozambique". World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
3. Lobato, Alexandre (1960). A expansão portuguesa em Moçambique de 1498 a 1530. Agência Geral do Ultramar, Divisão de Publicações e Biblioteca. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

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