Article Nº 3281 Donatary, governor or ruler Vol. III · p. 402
Saldanha da Gama (João)
João Saldanha da Gama (1674–1754) was Governor and Captain-General of Madeira from 1715 and later a distinguished Viceroy of India.
He was appointed Governor and Captain-General (capitão-general, military governor of Madeira) of this archipelago on 4 May 1715 and took office on 27 June following. He was born in 1674 and died in 1754. We know little of his administration in Madeira, but he distinguished himself as a soldier in various campaigns and, as Viceroy of India, governed in exemplary fashion, rendering the most notable services to his country there.
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- João de Saldanha da Gama 1674–1754
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