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The third Count of Atouguia, with experience in the government of the State of India, was initially appointed to command the expedition, but the king himself took over.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)Vasco Fernandes de Ataíde, governor of the House of Infante D. Henrique, was the only Knight who died in the capture of Ceuta
La gallega Mari-Hernández. Tirso de Molina. Personas Don Juan II de Portugal Don Álvaro de Ataíde ..
LXIV. Que vençais no Oriente tantos Reis / Que de novo nos deis da India o Estado (...) CXCI. Pois torna por seu Rei e juntamente / Por Christo a governar aquella parte (...)[LXIV. That you defeat so many Kings in the East / That you once again give us the State of India (...) CXCI. For he returns for his King and together / For Christ to rule that part (...)]
Portugal, torrão augusto, trilhado heroicamente pelos Gamas, os Ataídes, os Castros, os seus próprios avós
Nas inquirições de 1258 documenta-se [Egas Duer] como sendo 1º Senhor de uma 'honra' na freguesia de São Pedro de Ataíde, em Amarante («propter honorem Domne Egee Duer»).[In the Royal Inquiries of 1258 it is documented that Egas Duer was the 1st Lord of an 'honra' in the parish of São Pedro de Ataíde, in Amarante («propter honorem Domne Egee Duer»).]
Le Gouverneur appelé Don Estevan, qui était un brave et gallant Seigneur
Ataide led a 3,000-man army composed largely of Berber auxiliaries to the gates of that ancient Almoravid city. Ataide's daring attack on Marrakesh marked the high-point of Portugal's intrusion into Morocco.