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Cristóvão Soares de Melo, older spelling Cristóvão Soares de Mello (died 1584) was a Portuguese colonial administrator.

Biography

He was the grandson of Estévão Soares de Melo, a viator (veador) of Alfonso V of Portugal (Manuel José da Costa Felgueiras Gaio, Nobiliário das Famílias de Portugal, tt.° Barbas § 1 N 9)

Soares de Melo was the 18th corregidor of Cape Verde between 1577 and 1579, he succeeded António Velho Tinho and succeeded by Diogo Dias Magro.[1][2][3]

Between 1578 and 1579, the first English corsairs attacked Ribeira Grande on Santiago Island.

He married Violante Fernandes Coutinho.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Cape Verde". rulers.org.
  2. ^ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
  3. ^ African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
Preceded by Corregedor of Cape Verde
1577-1579 		Succeeded by


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