Article Nº 3527 Donatary, governor or ruler Vol. III · p. 570
Sousa (José Caminha de Vasconcelos e)
Count and marquis of Castelo Melhor, last donatary of the captaincy of Funchal, who ceded most of his rights to the Crown in 1766.
He was Count and Marquis of Castelo Melhor and the last donatary of the captaincy of Funchal. By a deed of 9 September 1766 he ceded to the Crown most of his rights and prerogatives.
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