South America Captain-major

the captaincies of brazil (luís teixeira), biblioteca da ajuda (lisbon)



brazilian provinces (some had governors start):

ceará, captaincy since 1619 (1621-1656 subordinated maranhão), there captains-major 30 june 1699- 17 january 1799, ceará captaincy split pernambuco (to had been subordinated since 1656) under own governor
espírito santo, had been donataria under own governors since 1535, had captains-major 1627-1675, again 2 governors donatário, , more captains-major 1682-1799 (though since 1718 crown colony, subordinated bahia), afterwards again governors
grão-pará had captains-majors since in 1615 settlement begun part of marahão (it residence of governors 1737-1755) - 1753, next governors(-general)
maranhão had captains-major 1745 - 1775, next (as before since 9 january 1616) governors
since creation in 1582 in captaincy of paraíba, subordinated pernambuco, except occupation (dutch directors 1635-1645) , single 1645-1655 junta (council), till 1797, next governors; in 1799 separate captaincy of paraíba norte created
at least 1 captain-major known of captaincy of pernambuco (1535 founded donataria of nova lusitania, renamed in 1575), manuel de mascarenhas homem; no later 1699 got own governors, nevertheless became in 1716 crown colony, called captaincy of pernambuco.
the 1597 founded captaincy of rio grande had single captain-major 1697-1701, bernardo vieira de mello, next governors, subordinated pernambuco till 1808; since 1737 got modern name rio grande norte
at least since 1761 in 1759 founded captaincy of são josé piauí, subordinated maranhão until 1811, own governors, since 28 february 1821 renamed province of piauí
são vicente had captains-major 1533 (till 1691 alongside donatários); on 17 april 1709 name of são vicente changed são paulo e minas de ouro, since 18 june 1710 had own governors (in 1750 renamed são paulo, since 28 february 1821 province)
sergipe d el rei had captains-major since 1696 (also after 1763 merger baía) till 20 february 1821, next province under own governors