Mascarenhas (surname)
Appearance
Mascarenhas ([maska'ɾeɲɐs] or [maʃka'ɾeɲɐʃ]) is a habitational name taken from a civil parish in Portugal called Mascarenhas . This name is also found Spain and in India (particularly in Goa and Mangalore), where it was taken by Portuguese colonists. It may refer to these persons:
- Dimitri Mascarenhas, Sri Lankan British cricketer
- Francisco de Mascarenhas, 13th vice-regent of Portuguese controlled India, 1581–1584
- D. Fernando Martins Mascarenhas, Bishop of Faro (16th century)
- Mascarenhas de Moraes, Brazilian field marshal and commander of Brazilian Expeditionary Force
- Mascarenhas, Portuguese footballer
- Neville Anthony Mascarenhas, Pakistani journalist and author
- Kate Mascarenhas, English novelist
- Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator
- António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician
- Rodrigo Mascarenhas, Cape Verdean basketball player
- Tuna Mascarenhas (1944–2009), Cape Verdean activist
- Jose Mascarenhas, Portuguese air force and commercial pilot
Fictional characters
- Charlie Mascarenhas, a fictional character from the film Players