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Afonso Caminha de Vasconcelos e Sousa

Afonso Caminha de Vasconcelos e Sousa

noble · donatary captain

Count of Calheta who received the captaincy of Funchal as its donatary in 1726. The notes also associate the name with the last donatary, who ceded the captaincy's rights to the Crown in 1766.

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2Chronology

  1. The last donatary of Funchal, the Count of Castelo Melhor, ceded the captaincy's jurisdictional rights to the Crown, abolishing the donatary captaincy and leaving him a mere alcaide-mor.

3Places mentioned

Abroad

Map: Arquipélago da Madeira (9)
  1. 1Funchal
  2. 2Porto Santo
  3. 3Machico
  4. 4Algarve
  5. 5Morocco
  6. 6Évora
  7. 7Spain
  8. 8Vila Franca do Campo
  9. 9Almeirim

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