Article Nº 3466 Donatary, governor or ruler Vol. III · p. 549
Silva (Pedro da)
Brief entry on Pedro da Silva, nicknamed 'Mole', governor-general of Madeira from 1618 and later governor of India.
This governor-general of Madeira was known by the nickname of Mole (‘soft’). He was appointed on 30 May 1618 and took office on 6 July of the same year. He was later governor of India, and died there on 24 June 1639.
People mentioned
- Pedro da Silva d. 1639
Places mentioned