Person military officer donatary captain of Machico governor
Tristão Vaz da Veiga
d. 1604
military officer · donatary captain of Machico · governor
A celebrated soldier in the East, rewarded by Philip II with the captaincy of Machico (1582) and the governorship of Madeira (1585) for surrendering São Julião da Barra to the Spanish. Condemned as a traitor, he is credited with energetic defence of the island against corsairs.
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- Donataries — Granted Machico by Philip II in 1582, remembered as a traitor.
- Castilian rule — Donatary and military governor of Madeira in 1587, when ships were recovered from a corsair.
- Governors General — Governor General of Madeira from 1585.
- Portugal (Dom Francisco de) — Received the Machico captaincy from Filipe II while the 2nd Count still lived.
- Slaves — Governor-general of the archipelago in 1582 who kept twelve Indian slaves in his household.
- Vimioso (Counts of) — Granted the captaincy of Machico in 1582; dead by 1604.
- Leitão (João) — Succeeded João Leitão as governor of Madeira in 1585.
- Barredo (António Pereira) — His predecessor as governor-general of Madeira.
- Cabral — Grandson of Diogo Cabral.
- Illustrious men — Brother of Diogo Vaz and Lourenço da Veiga.
- Captaincies — Invested as captain-donatary of Machico during Spanish rule.
- Palácio de São Lourenço — Captain-major of war and governor-general of Madeira who resided at São Lourenço in 1590.
2Chronology
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Tristão Vaz da Veiga, governor-general of the archipelago, kept twelve Indian slaves.
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Philip II granted the captaincy of Machico to Tristão Vaz da Veiga.
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João Leitão's government ended and Tristão Vaz da Veiga was appointed governor-general of Madeira on 19 October 1585, taking office on 22 November.
3Places mentioned
Abroad