Person friar priest
Fr. João do Espírito Santo
d. c. 1582
friar · priest
Portuguese friar who, after a stay in Angra, was hanged in Funchal in lay dress in or shortly after 1582 for urging the islanders to support D. António, Prior of Crato, against Philip II.
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- Castilian rule — Friar hanged in Funchal around 1582 for inciting support for the Prior of Crato.
- Capital executions — Friar hanged in Funchal about 1582 for urging the people to support D. António, Prior of Crato.
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