Manuel Gregório de Sousa Pereira de Sampaio, 1st Viscount of Santa Marta, (

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military leader and noble, who served on the

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side in Portugal's

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. He fought against the French in the

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, where he raised a corps of volunteers in the north and was later military governor of Vila Real. For his services, he received the title of Viscount of Santa Marta in 1823. In 1824, he played an important role in the

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and in 1828 at the outbreak of the

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, he joined the

camp.
In 1832, he directed the Miguelist forces at the

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, together with General Póvoas. Because of his prudent approach and rivalry with General Póvoas, he was relieved of command in February 1833. He retreated from public life and died in 1844. He was succeeded as Viscount of Santa Marta by his son José de Sousa Pereira de Sampaio Vaía, who also fought at the Siege of Porto, and who died without children in 1847.

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Do Douro Press
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