Ayres de Ornelas de Vasconcelos was elected governor and captain-general of Madeira by the nobility and people on 18 September 1668, after a popular sedition deposed Governor Francisco de Mascarenhas. He served until his successor, Ayres de Saldanha, took office in 1669.
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18 September 1668
Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos was elected governor and captain-general of Madeira after the deposition of Mascarenhas.
10 April 1669
Aires de Saldanha de Sousa e Meneses took office as governor of Madeira, ending Aires de Ornelas's interim governorship.
