Tomé de Sousa
(1503-1579)
Governors-general and Viceroys of Portuguese America
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Tomé de Sousa (1503–1579) was the first governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil from 1549 until 1553. He was a nobleman and soldier born in Rates, Póvoa de Varzim. Sousa was born a noble and participated in military expeditions in Africa, fought the Moors and commanded the nau Conceição to Portuguese India, part of the armada of Fernão de Andrade.
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1503 Rates, Kingdom of Portugal
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1579 (aged 75) Kingdom of Portugal
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