Francisco Xavier Pereira da Silva

military officer · noble

Francisco Xavier Pereira da Silva, later Count of Antas, was a liberal major who came to Madeira in 1828 to help Governor Travassos Valdez resist the Miguelist invasion. He organised defences at Caniço and on the Camacha heights, then left with the governor for England.

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Abroad Europe 1

1. 1Funchal
2. 2Caniço
3. 3England