Duarte Coelho Pereira

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Duarte Coelho Pereira was a 16th-century Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator best known as the first donatary captain of Pernambuco in colonial Brazil.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese nobleman
colonial administrator
donatary captain
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 1485
dateOfDeath 1554
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
ethnicGroup Portuguese
familyConnection Albuquerque family NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork colonial governance
military affairs
hasLegacy associated with early sugar plantation society in Brazil
considered a founding figure of Pernambuco
influenced development of Olinda as a colonial urban center
expansion of Portuguese control in northeastern Brazil
knownFor alliances and conflicts with Indigenous peoples in northeastern Brazil
encouraging settlement by Portuguese colonists in Pernambuco
promoting sugar-based economy in Pernambuco
languageSpoken Portuguese
memberOf Portuguese nobility
monarchServed John III of Portugal NERFINISHED
nobleTitle donatary captain
lord of the captaincy of Pernambuco
notableFor being the first donatary captain of Pernambuco
development of sugarcane plantations in Pernambuco
early colonization of Brazil
founding colonial settlements in northeastern Brazil
notableWork foundation of the town of Olinda
organization of the captaincy of Pernambuco
occupation colonial administrator
military officer
partOf Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath captaincy of Pernambuco NERFINISHED
colonial Brazil
positionHeld captain-major of Pernambuco
donatary captain of Pernambuco NERFINISHED
receivedFrom captaincy of Pernambuco from John III of Portugal
regionOfActivity Pernambuco NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
northeastern Brazil
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Brites de Albuquerque NERFINISHED
territoryGoverned Pernambuco, colonial Brazil NERFINISHED
captaincy of Pernambuco NERFINISHED

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Captaincy of Pernambuco foundedBy Duarte Coelho Pereira