Francisco da Hornay III.

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Francisco da Hornay was the third captain general ( Capitão-mor ) of Solor and Timor of that name between 1757 and 1777 . Together with Domingos da Costa II , he was ruler of the Topasse ethnic group in the de jure Portuguese possessions on the Lesser Sunda Islands .

Life

Francisco da Hornay III. resided in Animata , south of Lifau . When he took over the management of the Topasse from his late father João da Hornay in 1757, there was a dispute with the Costas over the claim. The dispute ended with the marriage of Francisco with the sister of Domingos da Costa II and the appointment of Domingo as lieutenant general. António da Costa , Domingos' younger brother, became ruler of Noimuti . Larantuka was controlled by Dona Maria , João's sister. The Dutch took the opportunity. They persuaded Maria to marry an attractive Dutch official and thus brought Larantuka into the sphere of influence of the VOC.

In 1759, governor Vicento Ferreira de Carvalho decided to sell Lifau, the colonial capital of Timor , to the Dutch without authorization. When the Dutch wanted to take possession of the place under Hans Albrecht von Plüskow in 1760 , they were faced with a Topasse force. From Plüskow was from Francisco da Hornay III. and António da Costa murdered. To what extent the new Portuguese governor Sebastião de Azevedo e Brito (1759 to 1760) was involved in the defense is stated in the sources contradicting itself.

The relationship between the governor and the local Dominicans had deteriorated significantly by this point. Finally, the Dominican Jacinto da Conceição had Governor Azevedo e Brito arrested and deported him to Goa . Brother Jacinto da Conceição took over the administration of the colony (1760 to 1761) together with a councilor ( Conselho Governativo ) with Vicente Ferreira de Carvalho and Dom José , the Liurai of Alas . But Jacinto da Conceição was murdered by a co-conspirator.

Report of the death of Governor Dionísio Gonçalves Rebelo Galvão

Francisco da Hornay III took over. and brother Francisco de Purificação from 1762 the government council. In 1763 the new governor Dionísio Gonçalves Rebelo Galvão arrived on Timor, but he died on November 28, 1765. Francisco da Hornay III. had poisoned him. Again the Dominicans took over the administration of the colony , this time under António de São Boaventura with José Rodrigues Pereira . Since Francisco da Hornay III. was excluded from power, he besieged Lifau from 1766. In the same year Francisco made an alliance with his relative António da Hornay II in Malacca, ending the temporary division of the Topasse with the aim of driving the Portuguese from Timor for good.

In 1768 the new governor António José Teles de Meneses arrived. In view of the ongoing siege by the Hornays, Teles de Meneses finally gave up Lifau on August 11, 1769 and moved the colonial capital to Dili . In Lifau, Francisco da Hornay and António da Costa finally took control of the region. Between the Dutch Kupang and the Portuguese area they now controlled 25 to 30 leguas of the coast with several important anchorages. In Lifau, Francisco da Hornay and António da Costa finally took control of the region. Between the Dutch Kupang and the Portuguese area they now controlled 25 to 30 Legoas on the coast with several important anchorages. Francisco da Hornay offered Lifau to the Dutch, but after careful consideration they refused. Francisco da Hornay's son, Pedro da Hornay , who became the new ruler of Topasse in 1782, placed himself under the suzerainty of Portugal again in 1787, which is why Oecusse is now part of East Timor.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Geoffrey Gunn: History of Timor ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 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. - Technical University of Lisbon (PDF; 805 kB), p. 44ff @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / pascal.iseg.utl.pt
  2. ↑ Hans Hagerdal: Lords of the Land
  3. ↑ a b c 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 July 6, 2007 im Internet Archive ) (PDF; 68 kB)
  4. ↑ a b Chronologie de l'histoire du Timor (1512-1945) suivie des événements récents (1975-1999) (French; PDF; 867 kB)
  5. ↑ a b c Hans Hägerdal: Governors of Portuguese Timor to 1832; Sources: Artur Teodoro de Matos: Timor Portugues, 1515–1769 (Lisboa 1974), Affonso de Castro: As possessões portuguezas na Oceania (1867) and Luna de Oliveira: Timor na historia de Portugal (1940s)
  6. ↑ History of Timor, p. 45
predecessor Office successor
João da Hornay Captain General of Solor and Timor
1757–1772 		Pedro da Hornay
personal data
SURNAME Hornay, Francisco da III.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hornay, Francisco there
BRIEF DESCRIPTION General captain of Solor and Timor and ruler of Topasse
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century or 18th century
DATE OF DEATH 18th century