Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha

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Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
1624–1628
Preceded byManuel Afonso de Guerra
Succeeded by
Governor and Captain General of Angola
In office
1634 – 18 October 1639
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Bornc. 1590
NationalityPortuguese

Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha (c.1590 – c. mid 17th century) was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was born around[peacock term] 1590, and was governor of Portuguese Cape Verde from 1624 to 1628.[1][unreliable source?] He succeeded Manuel Afonso de Guerra, who was also the Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde. He was succeeded by . In 1634, he became the captain-general of Portuguese Angola, succeeding . He was succeeded on 18 October 1639 by .[2][unreliable source?]

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  1. ^ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
  2. ^ "Angola". worldstatesmen.org.
Preceded by Colonial governor of Cape Verde
1624-28
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Governor and Capitan-General of Angola
1634-39
Succeeded by
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