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Dinis Gregório De Melo Castro E Mendonça
Dinis Gregório de Melo Castro e Mendonça (Lisbon, 11 April 1735 — Angra do Heroísmo, Angra, 3 December 1793) was a member of high nobility, military and Portugal, Portuguese colonial administrator, who exercised the role as the Captain-General of the Azores (1771-1793). Biography Noble in the King's Council, Castro e Mendonça was the last governor of the fortress of El Jadida, Mazagão,A.H. de Oliveira Marques (1984), p.382 and served in this post since 1763, under constant fire from enemy forces, until the fortification was abandoned in 1769. Captaincy-General Dinis Gregório was the second Captain-General of the Azores, nominated to the position on 18 October 1771, but only arrived in Angra on 15 April 1776. He took office on 21 April 1776. An overall assessment of his performance as the Captaincy-General of the Azores, Azores' Captain-General indicates that his mandate was dominated by issues of counterfeiting.Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.74 This situation continued, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph I Of Portugal
Dom Joseph I ( pt, José Francisco António Inácio Norberto Agostinho, ; 6 June 1714 – 24 February 1777), known as the Reformer (Portuguese: ''o Reformador''), was King of Portugal from 31 July 1750 until his death in 1777. Among other activities, Joseph was devoted to hunting and the opera. Indeed, he assembled one of the greatest collections of operatic scores in Europe. His government was controlled by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. The third child and second son of King Dom John V, Joseph became his father's heir as an infant when his older brother, Dom Pedro, Prince of Brazil, died. In 1729 he married Infanta Mariana Victoria, the eldest daughter of King Don Philip V of Spain, and Joseph's sister Infanta Barbara married Mariana Victoria's half-brother Prince Don Ferdinand (the future King Don Ferdinand VI of Spain). These marriages were known as the Exchange of the Princesses. Joseph and Mariana Victoria had four daughters. With the dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
