1158:. Around 1460, Álvaro de Ornelas attempted to settle the island, with colonists from northern Portugal, who arrived by way of Terceira and Graciosa. In a letter written 1481, the Infanta D. Beatriz, acting as Donatário for her underage sons said so much, indicating that she had ceded the island to Álvaro de Ornelas, one of the king's squires and resident of Madeira, so he could promote the settlement of the mountain-island. Yet, he never really took effective control of thedonatary. Confronted with the inefficiency of this nobleman, the Infanta withdrew her support, and gave the captaincy to Jós Dutra (whose family had already distinguished itself in developing Faial).
93:. There quick settlement, resulted in Prince Henry applying the same method of consolidating faithful relationships, deeming some vassals sources of manpower to conduct political and economic administration of the archipelago. Therefore, the captaincy system was employed on the islands, which in the beginning were limited to a group of rocky outcrops (the Formigas) and the unspoiled island of Santa Maria, where settlers had made a beachhead in the northern region of Anjos. With progressive discoveries, the number of captaincies expanded, only broken by inter- and intra-island rivalries and death.
181:; succeed his maternal uncle (Gonçalo Velho Cabral) in the commandership of the Azores, he sold his privileges to São Miguel to Rui Gonçalves da Câmara in order obtain free-up money during his wife's illness; Albergaria was responsible for promoting the settlement on the island and its defense, but was captured during a Castilian raid and ransomed. He, eventually, returned to the island late in his life.
1349:. It was this Commandery that resulted in the oppression of the peoples of both islands, resulting in an oppressive signeurial tribute, that was only resolved in the 19th century. Through the death of friar Gonçalo da Fonseca the captaincy reverted to the Crown, and later attributed to Francisco de Mascarenhas, for his services in India and awarded for his support of the Iberian Union;
556:(was bestowed on him, in recognition of his "many and great services"), who promoted the settlement of many nobles from the Kingdom, many in company of their servants and entourage. In the process he opened new roads and established settlements in different points of the western part of the island, until by 1478, most of Angra was built, meriting its elevation to the category of
543:). In this area, a commission of "good men" of navigation, established a mark to distinguish the division, giving rise the locality. The post survived until 1997–1998, when alterations to the regional roadway resulted in its destruction. Having selected the territory of Angra, João Vaz Corte Real compensated Álvaro Martins Homem for the public works completed by the latter.
535:. Due to constant quarrelling between Homem and Corte Real, the island was divided into two captaincies by charter of Infanta D. Brites, tutor and curator of the donatary, from 17 February 1474. The island was roughly divided diagonally, and following long disputres, it was fixed in 1568, parting from the southern coast at the mouth of the Ribeira Seca,
1263:
The islands of Flores and Corvo, were since their discovery, administered as a singular captaincy, without any clear statute defining the governance on the islands. What developed was a structure that was not as equal as the other islands, and flowed from a feudal hierarchy, that only improved after
371:
approved the transfer of the
Donatary-captaincy to Rui da Câmara, who offered lands to settlers who were obligated to transform the uncultivated lands within a five-year contract. Those who were unable to fulfill the contract would forfeit their lands to another, who were under the same obligations,
192:
who administered this territory, since at the time of João Soares de
Albergaria death (1499), João Soares was only six years old at the time. He was recognized for his progressive Captain-ship of Santa Maria, assisting the poor and providing reasonable terms for land rental: for these actions he was
388:, 4th Donatary-Captain; At the time of his death Rui Gonçalves had no issue; a squire to the house of Donatário D. Ferdinand, this nobleman left no heirs, and contrary to the laws of inheritance on 10 March 1474 D. Diogo authorized the bestowal of the Captaincy to this Captains illegitimate sons.
156:
Cabral was the ideal
Captain to obtain this title, who "cultivated the island with noble people, treating the island with much love and caring the people with much gentleness; for this reason he was obeyed by all and very dear to the entire island. It is still unclear at what time Gonaçalo Velho
62:
Following the discovery of the first islands in the
Atlantic, chiefly Madeira, and slow settlement of those possessions, the Portuguese needed a mechanism for control that did not necessitate dislocation by hereditary princes or monarchs. The Donatário system allowed the monarch to appoint
1430:, obtained his title, owing to João de Mascarenhas had renounced his role. José was the last titleholder of the captaincy from the Mascarenhas family, since the title and his possessions/properties were confiscated by the Crown, during the sequence of events surrounding the
290:
1017:
The captaincy of São Jorge was annexed to that of Angra, and maintained in that form until it was incorporated by the Crown, after Manuel de Moura Corte-Real, donatary captain of Angra, decided to maintain his allegiance to Spain, following the
Restoration Wars.
1193:
942:
935:
970:
963:
956:
949:
320:
275:
305:
1386:, married to his cousin, Brites de Mascarenhas, only daughter of the 2nd Count of Santa Cruz. João de Mascarenhas lost his title and captaincy to his son, Martinho de Mascarenhas, declared 4th Count of Santa Cruz, after being removed by King
1411:
1692–1714 — Martinho
Mascarenhas, second oldest son of the 4th Count of Santa Cruz, and wife Juliana de Lencastre, he used the title of 6th Count of Santa Cruz, later confirmed by regal charter on 2 July 1692, and 3rd Marquess of
264:
86:) would govern in his place, endowed with certain privileges that facilitated their stewardship and rewarded their active development of the territory. The captaincies were, therefore, a scaled-down version of the donatário system.
581:, concluded in 1493, at the same concluding the Church of São Salvador. In order to attend the poor and sick of the captaincy, as well as those who docked in Angra, he built the first hospital on the island, to the invocation of
372:
thus rapidly populating the island. It was during Rui Gonçalves administration that the provincial capital of Vila Franca was destroyed resulting in the death of many and forcing the move of the administration to Ponta
Delgada.
1229:. After being confiscated, the captaincy was incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown, between 1642 and 1680, since Manuel opted to live in the Kingdom of Castille, following the Restoration Wars;
720:
145:, normally associated with the Order in Portugal, but applied to the, then, populous island of Santa Maria in the archipelago. Still, in 1460, in a letter from Henry the Navigator, the prince described Cabral as
503:
The island of
Terceira was established as a single captaincy, and later divided into two captaincies: that of Angra and Praia. It was the only island where the territory was divided into separate captaincies:
355:, and Koão Soares was more preoccupied with the health of his wife, and looked to the sale as a way of improving his finances (during a period while he was staying with their family in Madeira). The sale by
71:(to which he was its head). His heirs and descendants (the Dukes of Viseu) would therefore oversea the orderly expansion of Portuguese dominion in the New World, without necessarily venturing into the seas.
1423:
1347:"...with the island of Corvo least occupied, took to the Commandery almost all, and on the island of Flores, took the extensive unincorporated lands in the municipality of Santa Cruz and three in Lajes"
1107:
815:
678:
1092:
800:
663:
1419:(dated 20 January 1714), confirmed in 1723, and 4th Marquess of Gouveia. He was the eldest son of the 6th Count of Santa Cruz, but renounced the title, and escaped to England, for romantic reasons;
173:, the Captaincy of Santa Maria and São Miguel was divided into two separate administrations, with Santa Maria remaining in the hands of Gonçalo Velho Cabrals successor, João Soares de Albergaria.
712:
To complement the islands defenses Homem determined the need to construct a wall, and later, encircled the Bay of Praia with a series of redoubts, visioning a defense of the island from the sea.
723:, including the donation of parcels from his own property, similar to what occurred in Angra. Influenced by inciative of Catarina de Ornelas, the Monastery of Luz was founded in this territory.
709:, and construction of churches within this captaincy. The vigorous impulse resulted in the quick elevation of Praia to the status of town between 1478 and 1480, at about the same time as Angra.
1343:, to care for the provision and payment of ecclesiastical ministers, to promote and support the construction and conservancy of the parochial churches and all in respect of the religious cult"
716:
1441:, following the death of José de Mascarenhas, the incomes and possessions were administered by Pedro José Caupers, until the captaincy was ultimately extinguished with the creation of the
846:
520:
permitted his first-born daughter to inherit the
Terceirense Captaincy. What followed was a long process, in which his son-in-law, Duarte Paim, claimed the captaincy, over the claims of
1233:
991:
1240:
998:
1330:
1207:
749:
1368:, on 17 September 1523. All the remaining captains, except the last, were members of the Mascarenhas family, Counts of Santa Cruz, accumulating other titles along the way.
1218:
1070:
778:
328:
313:
298:
279:
1434:. The last Count of Santa Cruz was condemned and executed on 13 January 1759, and the politico-administrative responsibilities of Donatary Captain ceased on the islands;
1247:
1186:
701:
The captaincy was received by Álvaro
Martins Homem on 17 February 1474, receiving compensation from Corte Real for his works, which he then used to erect eight mills in
239:
1059:
984:
767:
634:
1167:
By charter, on 29 December 1482, the Captaincy of Pico was annexed to the Captaincy of Faial, created the dual jurisdiction, under the single regency of van Huerter.
1372:
921:
875:
977:
225:
211:
1044:
885:(nobleman and relative of Pedro Correia da Cunha) (unclear dates; included the southern portions of the island and group of territories administered by his sister
619:
1401:
1383:
1030:
605:
359:
of the Donatary-captaincy of the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel, lead to the separation of the administration of São Miguel from Santa Maria, after 1474.
1438:
1365:
1297:
1222:
1051:
759:
626:
1155:
204:
865:
The captaincy of Graciosa was created in 1470, the year that official settlement was initiated, although it is unclear who were the first donatary captains:
189:
1100:
886:
808:
671:
1316:
1117:
1655–1766 — the title was re-incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown; the captaincy was extinguished with the creation of the
1004:
1737–1766 — the title was re-incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown; the captaincy was extinguished with the creation of the
852:
1749–1766 — the title was re-incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown; the captaincy was extinguished with the creation of the
836:
688:
1655–1766 — the title was re-incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown; the captaincy was extinguished with the creation of the
490:, descendent titleholder of captaincy, married to Guido Augusto da Câmara, her uncle, to whom fell the titles of 14th (and last) Donatary-Captain and 5th
1078:
928:
786:
649:
1576:, Berkeley, California: The Regents of the University of Southern California/Institute of Governmental Studies Press/University of California, Berkeley
1293:
324:
309:
294:
268:
246:
1279:
1323:
590:
512:. This captain disappeared mysteriously, with the suggestion that he was murdered, thrown overboard while at sea, during a voyage. Contrary to the
232:
645:
528:. This process was decided in favor of the latter, but after some pleading on the part of both men, the island was divided into two captaincies.
1179:
1243:, following his death, the captaincy was reincorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown, by Rodrigo Sanches Farinha de Baena;
1604:
1339:" dominion of all the lands of the named islands not already occupied, with the obligation of paying annually a physical quantity of 20$ 00
78:
only permitted the transfer of title to legitimate male heirs) that would directly oversea the activities in his place. These "captains" or
513:
1337:. During this period the Commandery of the Order of Christ was founded, to administer through the Donatary Captain, what consisted of
539:, crossed the island until the Cerro da Ribeira dos Gatos, near the northern coast (along the Canada da Almas, near Cruz do Marco, in
1599:
348:
of Santa Maria and São Miguel. At that time, the island was a large, underpopulated and, therefore, unproductive possession of the
67:
was bestowed the administration and development of newly discovered lands, which he then transferred to the possession of the
1144:
by charter date 21 February 1468, which was then expanded on 29 December 1482, with the incorporation of the island of Pico
33:
1296:, who, in the name of her minor son (Rui Teles), administered the islands; she invited, or permitted, the settlement of
28:) were the socio-political and administrative territorial divisions used to settle and govern the overseas lands of the
1282:, son of the preceding, who sold his rights to the group (with the permission of the Crown) to Fernão Teles de Meneses;
109:
As "discoverer" and commander of the expedition to the Atlantic, Cabral was the first commander to obtain the title of
1319:, sent to the islands some of the earliest settlers that remained on the islands, including Lopo Vaz and Antão Vaz;
406:
286:, in 1766. After this date, the rest of the captains became honorary, while maintaining the corresponding incomes;
113:
in the Azores. Yet, the title bestowed on Gonçalo Velho is not very clear, as it has been both referred to as the
1442:
1251:
1118:
1005:
853:
689:
392:
283:
193:
arrested and sent to Lisbon to face judgement. He, eventually, appealed to the King and was returned to his post;
829:
253:
89:
On 15 August 1432 a small vessel disembarked on the northern shore of what became known as the islands of the
1308:. Ultimately, with the approval of her son, Maria de Vilhena sold the islands in 1500 to João da Fonseca, of
1250:, the title remained an honorific, until the captaincy was permanently extinguished with the creation of the
931:(owing to no descendants of the Cunha family, the captaincy was passed to another branch of the family tree);
385:
1268:
and the extinction of the constitutional monarchy. The following were the doantary captains of the islands:
702:
1393:
1657–1682 — Martinho de Mascarenhas, married Juliana de Lencastre, daughter and successor of the 2nd
487:
377:
364:
170:
356:
341:
178:
158:
1226:
1074:
1063:
839:, with the death of this title-holder, the captaincy reverted to the Crown, where it remained until 1715;
782:
771:
638:
454:
742:
1334:
536:
465:
130:
68:
1286:
1081:. The captaincy reverted to the crown in 1641, when Manuel de Moura Corte Real opted to remain in the
789:; The captaincy reverted to the crown in 1641, when Manuel de Moura Corte Real opted to remain in the
652:. The captaincy reverted to the crown in 1641, when Manuel de Moura Corte Real opted to remain in the
36:, which usually conformed to the individual islands, allowing the stewardship of the King through the
476:
589:
and approved in the regal charter on 15 May 1492. Corte-Real also supported the construction of the
1353:
1200:
368:
1275:, was the Donatary, and not the Donatary Captain of the islands, responsible for their discovery;
1055:
842:
1712–1715 — the title was re-incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown;
825:
1655–1663 — the title was re-incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown;
763:
630:
491:
480:
469:
458:
447:
257:
439:
185:
103:
1357:
914:
900:
1088:
1641–1642 — the title was incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown;
1023:
796:
1641–1642 — the title was incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown;
735:
659:
1641–1642 — the title was incorporated into the possessions and properties of the Crown;
598:
553:
525:
417:
1397:, accumulating the title of Count of Santa Cruz and Marquess of Gouveia within his household;
1387:
218:
197:
1265:
443:
432:
421:
410:
352:
428:
8:
1405:
1394:
1376:
1361:
1082:
790:
653:
573:
517:
64:
21:
509:
399:
1416:
882:
376:
Subsequently, all the donatary captains of São Miguel became members of the family of
1172:
1141:
1137:
1037:
612:
1585:(in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Ponta Delgada
728:
532:
521:
1415:
1714–1723 — João de Mascarenhas, 7th Count of Santa Cruz, by regal letter of
1210:; in the 16th century, the town of Lajes do Pico asked the King to command Captain
1111:
1096:
819:
804:
682:
667:
1431:
1340:
706:
74:
To this end, and by extension, he nominated his own men of confidence (since the
340:
Until 1474, the island of São Miguel was part of a larger fiefdom bequeathed to
63:
individuals of confidence to run their affairs in those territories. Initially,
1427:
1272:
832:, who acquired the captaincy for 20,000 cruzados, during the Restoration Wars;
1593:
552:
The captaincy of Angra was created on 2 April 1474, under the stewardship of
157:
Cabral abrogated and vacated the captaincy of the two islands to his nephew,
349:
53:
37:
586:
151:
Captain for Me in My Islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel in the Azores
147:
Capitão por mim em minhas ilhas de Santa Maria e São Miguel dos Açores
578:
345:
96:
75:
57:
41:
119:
Commander of the island of Santa Maria and Our captain of the Azores
1326:, sometimes referred to as Pedro da Fonseca, son of the preceding;
1309:
593:, and permitted the Franciscans to begin teaching on its grounds.
291:
António José de Vasconcelos e Sousa da Câmara Caminha Faro e Veiga
540:
133:
responsible for the administration of the islands, came from the
129:). The more probable interpretation of this role, being from the
32:
by the Kingdom of Portugal. These territories, a segment of the
1214:
to perform his duties and to assume his place in the Captaincy;
1114:; with his death, the title reverted, once again, to the Crown;
822:; with his death, the title reverted, once again, to the Crown;
685:; with his death, the title reverted, once again, to the Crown;
90:
29:
321:
António de Vasconcelos e Sousa da Câmara Caminha Faro e Veiga
1426:, 5th Marquess of Gouveia, 8th Count of Santa Cruz, and 8th
306:
Afonso de Vasconcelos e Sousa da Câmara Caminha Faro e Veiga
115:
comendador da ilha de Santa Maria e nosso capitão nos Açores
494:, owing to the death of the elder son José da Câmara Teles.
276:
José de Vasconcelos e Sousa Caminha da Câmara Faro e Veiga
1258:
282:; the last donatary captain, before the creation of the
1125:
265:
Afonso de Vasconcelos e Sousa Cunha Câmara Faro e Veiga
973:, son of the preceding, died without any descendants;
917:;(was a nobleman in the House of Henry the navigator)
516:
that favoured legitimate male heirs, in 1450, Prince
164:
335:
1012:
97:Commander of Santa Maria and Captain of the Azores
1085:after the Restoration of Independence from Spain;
868:
860:
849:, the last private title-holder of the captaincy;
793:after the Restoration of Independence from Spain;
656:after the Restoration of Independence from Spain;
567:For the island's defense, Corte-Real erected the
498:
169:After the sale of the captaincy of São Miguel to
1591:
1333:, son of the preceding; professed knight in the
719:provided incentives for the construction of the
1304:, who for many years lived on the island, near
1140:. The Donatary-captaincy of Faial was given to
646:Manuel de Moura, 2nd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo
1162:
367:, 3rd Donatary-Captain; Duke Diogo, nephew of
1182:, son of the preceding (transliterated name);
889:, widow of captain Duarte Barreto do Couto.
1540:
1538:
1536:
1526:
1524:
1522:
1520:
1478:
1476:
893:
1583:História dos Açores: Da descoberta a 1934
1558:(in Portuguese) (IV ed.), p. 85
1501:
1499:
1497:
1424:José de Mascarenhas da Silva e Lencastre
907:
1533:
1517:
1473:
878:, just the southern part of the island;
1592:
1508:
1494:
1485:
1259:Donatary-Captaincy of Flores and Corvo
1580:
1571:
1553:
1130:
696:
547:
1605:Captaincies of the Portuguese Empire
1148:
1126:Donatary-Captaincy of Faial and Pico
1047:, with same name as his grandfather;
752:, with same name as his grandfather;
745:, with same name as his grandfather;
622:, with same name as his grandfather;
34:Captaincies of the Portuguese Empire
585:. The building was attended by the
13:
1544:Susana Goulart Costa (2008), p.236
1530:Susana Goulart Costa (2008), p.237
1482:Susana Goulart Costa (2008), p.238
1404:, 5th Count of Santa Cruz and 4th
717:Afonso Gonçalves de Antona Baldaya
14:
1616:
1574:Azores: Nine Islands, One History
899:1475–1485 — (unclear date)
874:1470–1475 — (unclear date)
457:, 11th Donatary-Captain and 2nd
165:Donatary-Captaincy of Santa Maria
1234:Rodrigo Sanches Farinha de Baena
992:Rodrigo Sanches Farinha de Baena
479:, 13th Donatary-Captain and 4th
468:, 12th Donatary-Captain and 3rd
336:Donatary-Captaincy of São Miguel
1600:Donatary-Captains of the Azores
1443:Captaincy-General of the Azores
1408:, died without any descendants;
1252:Captaincy-General of the Azores
1119:Captaincy-General of the Azores
1013:Donatary-Captaincy of São Jorge
1006:Captaincy-General of the Azores
924:, son of the preceding captain;
854:Captaincy-General of the Azores
690:Captaincy-General of the Azores
431:, 9th Donatary-Captain and 3rd
420:, 8th Donatary-Captain and 2nd
409:, 7th Donatary-Captain and 1st
284:Captaincy-General of the Azores
188:; until 1509 it was Lieutenant
123:comendador das ilhas dos Açores
1572:Costa, Susana Goulart (2008),
1547:
1514:Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.33
1505:Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.23
1491:Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.22
1460:
1241:Pedro Sanches Farinha de Baena
999:Pedro Sanches Farinha de Baena
869:Captaincy of Praia da Graciosa
861:Donatary-Captaincy of Graciosa
499:Donatary-Captaincy of Terceira
1:
1449:
847:Luís António de Basto Baharem
442:, 10th Donatary-Captain, 4th
774:, who assumed the captaincy;
7:
1581:Bento, Carlos Melo (2008),
1364:, by letter of thanks from
1331:Gonçalo de Sousa da Fonseca
1227:Marquess of Castelo Rodrigo
1208:Jerónimo de Utra Corte Real
1163:Captaincy of Faial and Pico
1075:Marquess of Castelo Rodrigo
1064:Marquess of Castelo Rodrigo
980:(died without descendants);
830:Francisco Ornelas da Câmara
783:Marquess of Castelo Rodrigo
772:Marquess of Castelo Rodrigo
639:Marquess of Castelo Rodrigo
407:Rui Gonçalves da Câmara III
254:Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa
228:, grandson of the previous;
221:, grandson of the previous;
10:
1621:
1219:Manuel de Moura Corte Real
1071:Manuel de Moura Corte-Real
779:Manuel de Moura Corte-Real
577:), which became the first
393:Rui Gonçalves da Câmara II
329:Marquess of Castelo Melhor
314:Marquess of Castelo Melhor
299:Marquess of Castelo Melhor
280:Marquess of Castelo Melhor
84:captains of the donataries
51:
47:
1248:Manuel de Arriaga Pereira
1212:Jerónimo Dutra Corte Real
1187:Manuel de Utra Corte Real
1066:, assuming the captaincy;
755:1577–1582 — unknown
715:Meanwhile, within Praia,
641:, assuming the captaincy;
357:João Soares de Albergaria
342:João Soares de Albergaria
179:João Soares de Albergaria
159:João Soares de Albergaria
121:), or alternately as the
18:Captaincies of the Azores
1354:Francisco de Mascarenhas
1329:1570–1593 — friar
1300:, also known locally as
1246:1825–1832 —
1239:1730–1737 —
1232:1680–1730 —
1217:1614–1642 —
1206:1582–1614 —
1201:Francisco de Mascarenhas
1199:1573–1582 —
1192:1553–1573 —
1185:1549–1553 —
1178:1495–1549 —
1171:1482–1495 —
1060:Count of Castelo Rodrigo
985:Pedro Sanches de Farinha
768:Count of Castelo Rodrigo
721:Convent of São Francisco
635:Count of Castelo Rodrigo
591:Convent of São Francisco
386:João Rodrigues da Câmara
1373:Martinho de Mascarenhas
1360:, later changed to 1st
1287:Fernão Teles de Meneses
966:, son of the preceding;
959:, son of the preceding;
952:, son of the preceding;
945:, son of the preceding;
922:Duarte Correia da Cunha
894:Captaincy of Santa Cruz
876:Duarte Barreto do Couto
750:Antão Martins da Câmara
492:Count of Ribeira Grande
488:Joana Tomásia da Câmara
481:Count of Ribeira Grande
470:Count of Ribeira Grande
459:Count of Ribeira Grande
448:Count of Ribeira Grande
402:, 6th Donatary-Captain;
395:, 5th Donatary-Captain;
378:Rui Gonçalves da Câmara
365:Rui Gonçalves da Câmara
258:Count of Castelo Melhor
171:Rui Gonçalves da Câmara
137:regime, referring to a
127:Commander of the Azores
111:Captain of the Donatary
80:capitães dos donatários
1358:Count of Vila da Horta
1289:, 4th Master of Unhão;
1045:Vasco Annes Corte-Real
915:Pedro Correia da Cunha
901:Pedro Correia da Cunha
620:Vasco Annes Corte-Real
455:José Rodrigo da Câmara
25:
1470:, Book III, p.112/143
1422:1723–1759 — D.
1302:Guilherme da Silveira
1031:Vasco Anes Corte-Real
908:Captaincy of Graciosa
606:Vasco Anes Corte-Real
466:Luís Manuel da Câmara
219:Pedro Soares de Sousa
198:Pedro Soares de Sousa
26:Capitanias dos Açores
1298:Willem van der Hagen
1266:Mouzinho da Silveira
1223:Marquess of Lumiares
1052:Margarida Corte-Real
978:Luís Mendes de Elvas
760:Margarida Corte-Real
743:Álvaro Martins Homem
729:Álvaro Martins Homem
627:Margarida Corte-Real
533:Álvaro Martins Homem
522:Álvaro Martins Homem
477:José da Câmara Teles
444:Count of Vila Franca
440:Manuel da Câmara III
433:Count of Vila Franca
422:Count of Vila Franca
411:Count of Vila Franca
353:Diogo, Duke of Viseu
240:João Falcão de Sousa
226:Brás Soares de Sousa
212:Brás Soares de Sousa
186:João Soares de Sousa
104:Gonçalo Velho Cabral
1406:Marquess of Gouveia
1402:João de Mascarenhas
1395:Marquess of Gouveia
1384:João de Mascarenhas
1377:Count of Santa Cruz
1362:Count of Santa Cruz
1083:Kingdom of Castille
1024:João Vaz Corte-Real
791:Kingdom of Castille
736:Antão Martins Homem
654:Kingdom of Castille
599:João Vaz Corte-Real
574:Castelo dos Moinhos
571:(also known as the
554:João Vaz Corte-Real
526:João Vaz Corte-Real
518:Henry the Navigator
418:Manuel da Câmara II
196:1571–1576? —
65:Henry the Navigator
1556:Arquivo dos Açores
1439:Pedro José Caupers
1437:1815–1832 —
1400:1682–1692 —
1382:1650–1657 —
1371:1608–1650 —
1352:1593–1607 —
1322:1528–1570 —
1315:1500–1528 —
1292:1477–1500 —
1285:1475–1477 —
1278:????–1475 —
1154:1460–1482 —
1136:1468–1482 —
1131:Captaincy of Faial
1106:1649–1655 —
1101:Marquess of Aguiar
1093:Afonso de Portugal
1091:1642–1649 —
1069:1613–1642 —
1056:Cristóvão de Moura
1050:1581–1613 —
1043:1577–1581 —
1036:1538–1577 —
1029:1496–1538 —
1022:1474–1496 —
997:1730–1737 —
990:1708–1730 —
983:1674–1708 —
976:1666–1674 —
969:1626–1666 —
962:1593–1626 —
955:1573–1593 —
948:1552–1573 —
941:1524–1552 —
934:1510–1524 —
927:1507–1510 —
920:1499–1507 —
913:1485–1497 —
881:1475–1485 —
845:1715–1749 —
835:1665–1712 —
828:1663–1665 —
814:1649–1655 —
809:Marquess of Aguiar
801:Afonso de Portugal
799:1642–1649 —
777:1613–1642 —
764:Cristóvão de Moura
758:1582–1613 —
748:1540–1577 —
741:1520–1540 —
734:1483–1520 —
727:1474–1483 —
697:Captaincy of Praia
677:1649–1655 —
672:Marquess of Aguiar
664:Afonso de Portugal
662:1642–1649 —
644:1613–1642 —
631:Cristóvão de Moura
625:1581–1613 —
618:1577–1581 —
611:1538–1577 —
604:1496–1538 —
597:1474–1496 —
569:Castle of São Luís
548:Captaincy of Angra
531:1466–1474 —
508:1450–1466 —
486:1757–1766 —
475:1724–1757 —
464:1724–1724 —
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438:1662–1673 —
427:1619–1662 —
416:1601–1619 —
405:1578–1601 —
398:1535–1578 —
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384:1497–1502 —
363:1474–1497 —
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1173:Josse van Huerter
1156:Álvaro de Ornelas
1149:Captaincy of Pico
1142:Josse van Huerter
1138:Josse van Huerter
1079:Count of Lumiares
1038:Manuel Corte-Real
971:Fernando Coutinho
964:Fernando Coutinho
957:Fernando Coutinho
950:Fernando Coutinho
929:Fernando Coutinho
787:Count of Lumiares
650:Count of Lumiares
613:Manuel Corte-Real
429:Rodrigo da Câmara
205:Jerónimo Coutinho
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1194:Álvaro de Castro
1112:Count of Vimioso
1108:Luís de Portugal
1097:Count of Vimioso
820:Count of Vimioso
816:Luís de Portugal
805:Count of Vimioso
683:Count of Vimioso
679:Luís de Portugal
668:Count of Vimioso
510:Jácome de Bruges
400:Manuel da Câmara
325:Count of Calheta
310:Count of Calheta
295:Count of Calheta
269:Count of Calheta
247:Joana de Meneses
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1594:Categories
1450:References
514:Mental Law
143:commandery
139:knighthood
76:Salic Laws
22:Portuguese
1388:Afonso VI
579:presidium
350:Donatário
346:Captaincy
58:Captaincy
54:Donatário
42:Captaincy
1412:Gouveia;
1366:Filipe I
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312:and 3rd
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44:system.
38:Donatary
1566:Sources
703:Agualva
541:Altares
135:comenda
48:History
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