João de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos

João de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos (Angra, 3 July 1589 — Angra, 1670) was an aristrocrat, who served as Captain-major of Angra, involved in the acclamation of John of Braganza, as King John IV of Portugal in the islands of the central group of the Azores, and in the expulsion of Spanish forces from the island of Terceira.

Biography

He was the majorat of one of the more prominent families on the island of Terceira, and brother-in-law of Francisco Ornelas da Câmara. His home was the Manor of Madre de Deus in the centre of the historic centre.

On 4 March 1642, he assumed the governorship of the Fortress of São João Baptista, when Spanish forces capitulated to the forces of his brother-in-law, following a months-long blockade, by local forces loyal to the restored Braganza monarchy.

For his efforts, on 20 May 1624, he received honours of nobility and, by charter, on 12 April 1642, the Commandership of Santa Maria de Tondela. He eventually received the title of Captain-major of Angra do Heroísmo on 27 April 1646 for his faithful service to the Crown.

Ancestry

Family of João de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos

16. Jean de Béthencourt 8. Francisco de Bettencourt 17. Bárbara Gomes Ferreira 4. João de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos 18. Rui Mendes de Vasconcelos 9. Joanna Mendes de Vasconcelos 19. Isabel Corrêa 2. Vital de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos 10. Pedro Alvarez da Fonseca da Câmara 5. Maria de Vasconcelos da Câmara 11. Andreza de Vasconcellos 1. João de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos 6. Estevão Ferreira de Mello 3. Inês Ferreira de Mello 7. Antónia de Lima

Patrilineal descent

Patrilineal descent

João's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. Jean de Béthencourt, 1200– Philippe de Béthencourt, 1226–1278 Regnault de Béthencourt, 1250–1306 Jean de Béthencourt, 1270–1337 Jean de Béthencourt, 1310–1357 Jean de Béthencourt, 1339–1364 Regnault de Béthencourt, 1364–1443 Henri de Béthencourt, 1390– Henri de Béthencourt, 1430–1500 Jean de Béthencourt, 1450–1514 Francisco de Bettencourt, 1500–1562 João de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos, 1535–1582 Vital de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos, 1560– João de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos, 1589–1670

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Sources

• Araújo, Miguel Cristóvão de (1973), O Castelo de S. Filipe do Monte Brasil (in Portuguese), Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Campos, Alfredo Luís (1903), Memória da Visita Régia à Ilha Terceira, Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal: Imprensa Municipal
• Forjaz, J.; Mendes (2007), Genealogias da ilha Terceira (in Portuguese) (II ed.), Lisbon, Portugal: Dislivro
• Maldonado, M.L. (1990), Fenix Angrence (II ed.), Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal: Instituto Histórico da Ilha Terceira
• Angra do Heroísmo: Janela do Atlântico entre a Europa e o Novo Mundo (in Portuguese), Horta (Faial), Portugal: Direcção Regional do Turismo dos Açores