Africa Captain-major
a map of africa italian cartographer, engineer, , astronomer giacomo gastaldi (c.1500–66)
portuguese guinea, before united in 1879 under name own governor, , separated portuguese cape verde, remaining portuguese till 1974:
bissau, 1687-1879; see colonial heads of bissau
cacheu (after administrators since 1614) c.1640-1879; see colonial heads of cacheu
in present ghana, since 21 january 1482 foundation of portuguese gold coast (fort são jorge da mina de ouro [elmina: 21 january 1482-28/9 august 1637], fort de santo antónio de axim [axim: 1486-february 1642], fort são francisco xavier [osu: 1640-42] fort são sebastião [shama: 1526-1637]), has single captain-major, until after 29 august 1637 dutch occupation of capital são jorge da mina, on 9 january 1642 ceded dutch (becoming part of dutch gold coast)
mazagan (el jadida), since became in 1506 portuguese possession, till 1608, afterwards had own governors until on 11 march 1769 incorporated sultanate of morocco
mombasa on coast of later kenya (since 1502 sultanate, mvita in swahili or manbasa in arabic, independent kilwa kisiwani) since 1593 portuguese occupation had captains-major (since 1638 portuguese colony, subordinated goa in india), interrupted 12 december 1698 omani sovereignty (under governors styled wali in arabic, or liwali in swahili), last 1 portuguese rule resumed (12 march 1728 - 21 september 1729 Álvaro caetano de melo castro, next lost - see colonial heads of mombasa
portuguese mozambique, since 1 march 1498 claimed portugal vasco da gama, had captains-major since in 1501 portuguese administration begins, captaincy of sofala (subordinated goa, in india), till 1569, next captains-general, since 1609 governors, since march 1837 governors-general - see colonial heads of mozambique
on são tomé island, since became donataria in 1485, there captains-major till 1586, next governors; 1753 united principe island (present state) portuguese são tomé , príncipe, again under governors
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