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Rui Gonçalves Da Câmara II
Rui Gonçalves da Câmara (c. 1490 - a 20 October 1535), was the son of João Rodrigues da Câmara and successor to the Donatary-Captaincy of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Biography Early life Rui Gonçalves studied in Lisbon, at Corte, where his father maintained important connections. During his stay, he was informed of the untimely death of his father: he was eleven years at the time of his death. Owing to his age, the administration of the captaincy of São Miguel was assumed by his uncle Pedro Rodrigues da Câmara until 1504. Meanwhile, in 1503, King D. Manuel I named a Corregedor (''magistrate'') to the Azores, with legal, tax and inspection powers over local authorities, ostensibly eliminating the absolute authority of the donatary-captains. Donatário Achieving age of majority in 1504 (two years following his father's death), he assumed the captaincy of the island.Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.33 Shortly after arriving in São Mig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel I Of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate (), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled over a period of intensive expansion of the Portuguese Empire owing to the numerous Portuguese discoveries made during his reign. His sponsorship of Vasco da Gama led to the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India in 1498, resulting in the creation of the Portuguese India Armadas, which guaranteed Portugal's monopoly on the spice trade. Manuel began the Portuguese colonization of the Americas and Portuguese India, and oversaw the establishment of a vast trade empire across Africa and Asia. Manuel established the Casa da Índia, a royal institution that managed Portugal's monopolies and its imperial expansion. He financed numerous famed Portuguese navigators, including Pedro Álvares Cabral (who discovered Brazil), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Of Marialva
The Count of Marialva () was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, issued in 1440, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 1st Count of Marialva, Vasco Fernandes Coutinho (from a family descendency dating to the old Portuguese nobility), the third Marshal of Portugal. List of counts # Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 1st Count of Marialva, Vasco Fernandes Coutinho (1385); # Gonçalo Coutinho, 2nd Count of Marialva (1415); # João Coutinho, 3rd Count of Marialva (1450); # Francisco Coutinho, 4th Count of Marialva (1480), married to Beatriz de Meneses, 2nd Countess of Loulé; # Guiomar Coutinho, 5th Countess of Marialva (1510), 3rd Count of Loulé, Countess of Loulé, who married Fernando, Duke of Guarda. References * {{citation , title=Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil , volume=III , publisher=Direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zuquete/Editorial Enciclopédia , edition=II , location=Lisbon, Portugal , year=1989 , language=Portuguese , pag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1535 Deaths
Year 1535 ( MDXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 18 – Lima, now the capital of Peru, is founded by Francisco Pizarro, as '' Ciudad de los Reyes''. * January 21 – The French Protestant leaders of the October 1534 '' Affaire des Placards'' are burned to death in front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris and witnessed by a large crowd that includes King François and the visiting Ottoman diplomats. * February 27 – George Joye publishes his ''Apologye'' in Antwerp, to clear his name from the accusations of William Tyndale. * March 10 – Fray Tomás de Berlanga discovers the Galápagos Islands, when blown off course ''en route'' to Peru. * March 23 – English forces under William Skeffington storm Maynooth Castle in Ireland, the stronghold of Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, after a siege that began on March 16. Skeffington shows little mercy to the 25 surviving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1490s Births
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Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada (; ) is the largest municipality (''concelho'') and executive capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67,287 inhabitants, in an area of . There are 17,629 residents in the three central Freguesia (Portugal), civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro (Ponta Delgada), São Pedro, São Sebastião (Ponta Delgada), São Sebastião, and São José (Ponta Delgada), São José. Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the Political status of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic episcopal see, See remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta (Azores), Horta. History The origin of the placename Ponta Delgada (Portuguese for ''delicate or thin point'') was elaborated by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Gonçalves Da Câmara III
Rui Gonçalves da Câmara (c.1550 – c.1601), member of the House of Camara, was son of Manuel da Câmara, and succeeded him as the 4th Donatary Captain of the island of São Miguel, but was recognized predominantly in his role as the 1st Count of Vila Franca during the Philippine dynasty. Biography Following the death of his father in 1578, who was buried in almost monarchical fashion, the new Captain-Donatário departed for Lisbon, where he hoped to join King Sebastian of Portugal on his adventure into North Africa. But, upon arriving the Corte received notice of the disaster at Alcácer Quibir, occurring on 4 August 1578, and the death of their King. Donatário The events of his death threw Portugal into a dynastic crisis, and the young noble decided to remain at Corte. Yet, he received orders by King Henry to part for his captaincy, in order to maintain political stability within the Kingdom: he departed in September 1579. But, a few leagues into the Atlantic, he resol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convent Of Nossa Senhora Da Esperança
A convent is an enclosed community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The term is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican Communion. Etymology and usage The term ''convent'' derives via Old French from Latin ''conventus'', perfect participle of the verb ''convenio'', meaning "to convene, to come together". It was first used in this sense when the eremitical life began to be combined with the cenobitical. The original reference was to the gathering of mendicants who spent much of their time travelling. Technically, a monastery is a secluded community of monastics, whereas a friary or convent is a community of mendicants (which, by contrast, might be located in a city), and a canonry is a community of canons regular. The terms abbey and priory can be applied to both monasteries and canonries; an abbey is headed by an abbot, and a priory is a lesser dependent house h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papal Bull
A papal bull is a type of public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by the pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the leaden Seal (emblem), seal (''bulla (seal), bulla'') traditionally appended to authenticate it. History Papal bulls have been in use at least since the 6th century, but the phrase was not used until around the end of the 13th century, and then only internally for unofficial administrative purposes. However, it had become official by the 15th century, when one of the offices of the Apostolic Chancery was named the "register of bulls" ("''registrum bullarum''"). By the accession of Pope Leo IX in 1048, a clear distinction developed between two classes of bulls of greater and less solemnity. The majority of the "great bulls" now in existence are in the nature of confirmations of property or charters of protection accorded to monasteries and religious institutions. In an era when there was much fabrication of such documents, those who procured bulls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Franca Do Campo
Vila Franca do Campo () is a Portuguese town on the island of São Miguel in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It covers an area of 78.00 km² and has a population of 10,323 inhabitants (2021). The municipality is divided into 6 parishes and is bordered to the north by the municipality of Ribeira Grande, to the east by Povoação, to the west by Lagoa, and to the south it has a coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. The town is located at a latitude of 37.71667 (37°41') North and a longitude of 25.433 (25°26') West. In front of Vila Franca do Campo, approximately 1,200 metres from the Tagarete port, lies the Ilhéu de Vila Franca (Vila Franca Islet), a coastal tuff cone strongly lithified, which contains within it an almost perfectly circular flooded caldera. Since 1993, the Ilhéu de Vila Franca has been a natural reserve and remains an important summer destination. History Vila Franca do Campo displays its municipal motto, ''Quis sicut deus?'', on its flag and on its coat-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Death
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the list of epidemics, most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as people perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. The disease is caused by the Bacteria, bacterium ''Yersinia pestis'' and spread by Flea, fleas and through the air. One of the most significant events in European history, the Black Death had far-reaching population, economic, and cultural impacts. It was the beginning of the second plague pandemic. The plague created religious, social and economic upheavals, with profound effects on the course of European history. The origin of the Black Death is disputed. Genetic analysis suggests ''Yersinia pestis'' bacteria evolved approximately 7,000 years ago, at the beginning of the Neolithic, with flea-mediated strains emerging around 3,800 years ago during the late Bronze Age. The immediate territorial origins of the Black Death and its outbreak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corregedor
The Corregedor (''Inspector-General'' or ''Magistrate'') was a position established by the Portuguese crown in the 14th-15th century, with the authority to "correct" acts of a local, administrative or judicial nature within the kingdom. Although common throughout the kingdom, the role was more common and important in the administration of the Azores The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atl .... History The King of Portugal had by ordination, in the entire kingdom, the right to send important authorities, in his name, to correct the acts at all levels of the local administration and judiciary.Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.62 To this end, since he was unable to participate directly, he established the post of ''Corregedor''. The first Corregedor with jurisdiction over the Azores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
