Article Nº 1084 Donatary, governor or ruler Vol. I · pp. 623–624
Costa (Dom Rodrigo da)
Original title: Costa (D. Rodrigo da)
D. Rodrigo da Costa, governor and captain-general of Madeira from 1690, later governor of Bahia and viceroy of India.
His appointment as governor and captain-general of this archipelago dates from 2 December 1689, and he took office on 20 October 1690.
In 1702 he was appointed governor of Bahia and in 1707 viceroy of India. He was the son of the Count of Soure and died in 1722.
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