João Rodrigues da Câmara

João Rodrigues da Câmara
João Rodrigues da Câmara
2nd Captain-Donatário of São Miguel
	In office; 1497–1502
Monarchs	Alphonso V; John II; Emmanuel I;
Preceded by	Rui Gonçalves da Câmara
Succeeded by	Rui Gonçalves da Câmara II
Constituency	São Miguel
Personal details
Born	João Rodrigues da Câmara; 1460
Died	1502
Citizenship	Kingdom of Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Spouse	Inês da Câmara
Children	Rui Gonçalves da Câmara II

João Rodrigues da Câmara (c.1460 – 1502), son of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara, who became the second Captain-Donatário of the island of São Miguel.

Biography

Early life

He was married to Inês da Câmara, lady-in-waiting to Infanta Beatrice, Duchess of Viseu, who had a good relation in the Portuguese Court. Firstborn son of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara, he was in Lisbon completing his education, while his brother was a novice at the Monastery of Alcobaça, indicating the importance of the family within the Portuguese Court at the time.

Donatário

João Rodrigues followed his father's policy of attracting settlers to the islands of the Azores.^[1] He invited many people from the kingdom, those with a spirit of adventure, that included many of the prominent families in the modern archipelago, including the Monizes, Baretos, Baldaias, Vaz, Sousas, Esteves, Rochas, Machados, Costas and Benevides.^[1]

Later life

João Rodrigues' tenure was short (1497–1502), when died suddenly in Lisbon, leaving behind his wife on the island of São Miguel, along with his four minor children.^[1] Following his death, the Captania of São Miguel was assumed (unofficially) by his brother Pedro Rodrigues da Câmara,^[2] until his son Rui Gonçalves da Câmara obtained age of majority.^[1] During Pedro's administration various Jewish families came to the Azores, after being expelled in 1497 from the continent (the document was only published four years later).^[1]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.25
^ Pedro Rodrigues da Câmara lived in Ribeira Grande where he had his residences (today in the location of the judicial tribunal, Convent of Jesus, later abolished during the Liberal authority under the decree of Mouzinho da Silveira on 17 May 1832.

Sources

Bento, Carlos Melo (2008), História dos Açores: Da descoberta a 1934 (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Ponta Delgada

[Bento25-1] Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.25

[2] Pedro Rodrigues da Câmara lived in Ribeira Grande where he had his residences (today in the location of the judicial tribunal, Convent of Jesus, later abolished during the Liberal authority under the decree of Mouzinho da Silveira on 17 May 1832.

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