Article Nº 0377 Donatary, governor or ruler Vol. I · p. 218
Azevedo (João da Costa de Ataíde e)
Original title: Azevedo (João da Costa de Ataide e)
João da Costa de Ataíde e Azevedo was governor and captain-general of Madeira from 1701 until his death in Funchal in 1704.
He was appointed governor and captain-general of this archipelago on 1 March 1701 and took up the post on 12 June of that year. He died in Funchal on 8 March 1704, by which time his successor, Duarte Sodré Pereira, had already been appointed.
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