Article Nº 0159 Donatary, governor or ruler Vol. I · pp. 92–93
Almada (Dom Lourenço de)
Original title: Almada (D. Lourenço de)
D. Lourenço de Almada, governor and captain-general of Madeira appointed in 1687, later governor-general of Angola and of a Brazilian province.
This governor and captain-general (capitão-general, military governor of Madeira) of Madeira was appointed on 4 August 1687 and took office on 13 April 1688. He was also governor-general of Angola and of one of the provinces of Brazil. He was a descendant of Dom Álvaro Vaz de Almada and died on 2 May 1729.
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