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Article Nº 0493 Other person Vol. I · p. 269

Bettencourt de Vasconcellos (João)

Original title: Bettencourt de Vasconcellos. (João)

Madeiran who went with his father to Terceira and was beheaded there in 1582 as a supporter of Philip II of Castile.

He went with his father to the island of Terceira, where he was beheaded in 1582 on the orders of Manuel da Silva, Count of Torres Vedras, for being a supporter of Philip II of Castile.

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  • João Bettencourt de Vasconcelos was beheaded on Terceira for supporting Philip II.
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