Person governor and captain-general of Madeira military officer
D. Francisco de Mascarenhas
d. 1699
governor and captain-general of Madeira · military officer
Son of the Count of Santa Cruz and governor and captain-general of Madeira from 1665. In 1668 he was deposed, imprisoned and expelled by a popular sedition in Funchal, which led to the election of Ayres de Ornelas de Vasconcelos.
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- Historical dates — Governor deposed by the popular uprising in Funchal in 1668.
- Popular riots — Governor and captain-general from 1665, attacked and deposed by nobles in 1668.
- Tomás (Manuel) — Governor and captain-general of Madeira from 1665, against whom the sedition of 1668 was raised.
- Ornelas de Vasconcelos (Ayres de) — Governor of Madeira deposed and imprisoned by a popular sedition in 1668, which led to Ornelas's election.
- Alçadas (special tribunals) — Governor and captain-general deposed and imprisoned by the popular sedition of 1668.
2Chronology
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D. Francisco de Mascarenhas was appointed governor of Madeira.
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D. Francisco de Mascarenhas took office in Funchal as governor and captain-general of Madeira.
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A popular and ecclesiastical sedition, with nobles attacking the governor, broke out in Funchal and deposed, imprisoned and shipped off Governor D. Francisco de Mascarenhas.