Francisco da Hornay

This article deals with the Topasse ruler Francisco da Hornay. For other people, see Francisco Hornay .

The Topasse Francisco da Hornay was from 1694 to 1696 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 .

Francisco da Hornay was the son of Jan da Hornay, a mestizo who, as commandant of the fortress of Solor, fell away from the Dutch 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 Francisco and António . 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.

After the death of António in 1693, Francisco became the new ruler of the Topasse and in 1694 also took over the title of Capitão-mor from Father António de Madre de Deus . Francisco succeeded in reuniting the Hornays and the Costas by marrying a daughter of Domingos da Costa , the son of Mateus.

From 1695 the viceroy in Goa tried again to regain control and was the first governor of Solor and Timor António de Mesquita Pimentel . But it quickly drew the anger of the locals. He shamelessly plundered them and murdered two of Francisco da Hornay's children. In 1697 Domingos da Costa became the new Capitão-mor and finally put Pimentel in chains and had him sent back to Goa.

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. ↑ Regnal Chronologies: South East Asia: the Islands
5. ^ Artur Teodoro de Matos: D. Frei Manuel de Santo António: missionário e primeiro bispo residente em Timor. Elementos para a sua biografia (1660-1733) ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Portuguese)  
6. ↑ Chronologie de l'histoire du Timor (1512-1945) suivie des événements récents (1975-1999) (French; PDF; 887 kB)
7. ↑ Hans Hägerdal: Rebellions or factionalism? Timorese forms of resistance in an early colonial context, 1650-1769 ( Memento of the original dated December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ History of Timor ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 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. , P. 31 - Technical University of Lisbon (PDF file; 805 kB) 

predecessor	Office	successor
Antonio de Madre de Deus	Captain General of Solor and Timor 1694–1696	Domingos da Costa