Person governor and captain-general of Madeira provedor of the Misericórdia of Funchal benefactor
D. Diogo Pereira Forjaz Coutinho
d. 1798
governor and captain-general of Madeira · provedor of the Misericórdia of Funchal · benefactor
Governor and captain-general of Madeira from 1781 until his death in Funchal in 1798, remembered as one of its most zealous and upright governors. A benefactor and provedor of the Misericórdia of Funchal, he led the persecution of secret societies in 1792, banned black cherries used to colour wine in 1788 and welcomed the Moroccan princesses in 1793.
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- Geology — Captain-general of Madeira in whose time a report on industrial use of mineral pigments was written.
- Misericórdias — Governor and captain-general and notable provedor in the late eighteenth century; entrances of 1788 and 1790 bear his name.
- Misericórdias — Governor and captain-general listed among the Misericórdia's benefactors.
- Cherry tree (Prunus Avium var. Juliana) — Governor of Madeira who in 1788 banned growing black cherries because they were used to colour wine.
- Honorific forms of address — Governor and captain-general who improperly addressed the Funchal council as senhoria.
- Historical dates — Governor and captain-general, died in Funchal in 1798.
- Freemasonry — Captain-general of Madeira who complained in 1792 about Orquiny's lodge; he held office until his death in 1798.
- Teatro Grande — Governor who in 1790 appointed a supervising minister for the theatre.
- Moroccan princesses — Governor and captain-general of Madeira who welcomed the Moroccan princesses in 1793 and provided two Portuguese brigs for their voyage.
- Quincentenary of the discovery of Madeira — Provedor of the Misericórdia whose portrait was exhibited.
- Boganga — Authority cited for the Portuguese names of the boganga.
- Porto Santo (development, decline and crises) — Governor and captain-general who visited Porto Santo about twenty years later to inspect the law's execution.
- Loures (fort) — Captain-general of Madeira who planned a silk factory in the disused fort.
- Beacon-keeper — Governor of Madeira under whose rule the beacon-fire warning system of the facheiros came to an end.
- Nurseries and acclimatisation gardens — Governor and captain-general of Madeira who proposed large plant nurseries on the island; he had died by May 1799.
- Torreão — Governor of Madeira, described as one of its most illustrious, who had the masonry arch bridge at Torreão built in 1787.
