Governor and captain-general of Madeira from 1651, named in a 1654 inscription as builder of the Ilhéu fortress. He also wrote sonnets and was the father of the poet Troilo de Vasconcelos da Cunha.
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Fortaleza do Pico — Governor and captain-general named in the 1654 inscription as builder of the Ilhéu fortress.
2 · Chronology
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21 August 1651–16 October 1651
Bartolomeu de Vasconcelos da Cunha was appointed governor and captain-general of Madeira on 21 August 1651, taking office on 16 October.
The fort of Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Ilhéu at Funchal was built, its inscription naming Governor Bartolomeu de Vasconcelos da Cunha.
