João Rodrigues de Sá (c.1555 – ? ) was the first

Count of Penaguião Count of Penaguião (in Portuguese ''Conde de Penaguião'') is a Portuguese title of nobility, created by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, for '' Dom'' João Rodrigues de Sá. The noble family of Sá were elevated as Marquises of ...

, a

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

title. He was succeeded by his son Francisco de Sá de Menezes (1598–1647) and then his son João Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes (1619–1658). His son Francisco de Sá e Menezes (c.1640–1677) was also 1st Marquis of Fontes and his son João Rodrigo de Sá e Menezes succeeded him. His brother João Rodrigues de Sá Menezes (1674–1688) came next and was also 2nd Marquis of Fontes. Under the administration of

John IV of Portugal John IV ( pt, João, ; 19 March 1604 – 6 November 1656), nicknamed John the Restorer ( pt, João, o Restaurador), was the King of Portugal whose reign, lasting from 1640 until his death, began the Portuguese restoration of independence from H ...

, João Rodrigues de Sá visited the island of

Berlengas The Berlengas are a Portuguese archipelago consisting of small Atlantic islands off the coast of Peniche, Portugal, in the Oeste region. These islands were traditionally known to British mariners as "the Burlings". The only inhabited island is ...

accompanied by a military engineer to determine the construction of

Fort of São João Baptista (Berlengas) The Fort of São João Baptista das Berlengas, or simply known as the Fort of the Berlengas, is located off western coast of Portugal, on the largest island of the archipelago of the Berlengas, in the municipality of Peniche Municipality, Peniche i ...

.Mariano Calado (1991), p.120

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