Antonio da Hornay

The Topasse António da Hornay (* 1613 ; † 1693 ) was Captain General ( Capitão-mor ) of Solor and Timor . In this capacity he was de facto the ruler of the Topasse and the de jure Portuguese possessions on the Lesser Sunda Islands .

António da Hornay was the son of Jan da Hornay (d´Ornay), who, as commandant of the fortress of Solor, fell away from the Dutch East India Company in 1629 and handed the base over to the Portuguese. In Larantuka he married a Timorese slave and founded a powerful family clan with his two sons António and Francisco . Competitors for power were the Costas, who descended from António's comrade in arms Mateus da Costa .

In 1656 the Topasse under António da Hornay and Mateus da Costa destroyed a Dutch military expedition near the village of Amarasi that had been sent against them, forcing them to give up the newly conquered fortress of Kupang . The Portuguese viceroy in Goa finally took advantage of the rivalry between the family clans. He sent the same letter to both António da Hornay and Mateus da Costa, declaring them to be his representative and capitão-mor, provided that they were in power. At that time, this was with António, Mateus did not accept this and relied on an earlier appointment. A bloody power struggle between the families began and later led to power sharing within the Topasse. From 1671 Mateus could also claim the title of Capitão-Mor for himself, but he died in 1673. After a brief interlude by Manuel da Costa Vieira , António da Hornay won the title back that same year. From 1673 onwards António da Hornay ruled de facto as prince over Larantuka, Solor and parts of Timor.

António da Hornay is described by the Dutch as so ruthless that they hoped the Timorese would turn against him and the Portuguese because of this. After the death of António da Hornay in 1693, he was replaced by Father António de Madre de Deus and finally by his brother Francisco da Hornay.

See also

• History of East Timor

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Marques, AH de Oliveira: História de Portugal , Volume II, Lisbon, Palas Editores, 1984, p. 474. ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ ^{A b} James J. Fox: “The Paradox of Powerlessness: Timor in Historical Perspective”, December 9, 1996, Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University ( Memento of July 6, 2007 on the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 70 kB)
3. ^ Worldstatesman
4. ↑ (PDF) Rebellions or factionalism? Timorese forms of resistance in an early colonial context, 1650-1769. In: researchgate.net. Accessed February 1, 2019 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Simão Luis	Captain General of Solor and Timor 1666–1669	Fernão Martins da Ponte
Manuel da Costa Vieira	Captain General of Solor and Timor 1673–1693	Antonio de Madre de Deus