Manuel Doutel de Figueiredo Sarmento

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Manuel Doutel de Figueiredo Sarmento was a Portuguese colonial administrator.

On May 2, 1751 he took up the post of governor of Timor and Solor . He succeeded Manuel Correia de Lacerda , who died that same year, towards the end of his three-year term. In the meantime, a government councilor ( Conselho Governativo ) made up of Father Jacinto da Conceição and the Topasse leader and General Captain ( Capitão-Mor ) João da Hornay had managed the colony. At that time, Sarmento was already on the way from Goa , as a letter from the Bishop of Malacca on December 10, 1750 shows.

Sarmento took over the post of governor at a time when Portuguese rule in the region was in decline. In 1749 the Portuguese and the Topasse allies suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Penfui against the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In April 1751 the Liurais (rulers) of Servião ( West Timor ) revolted against the Topasse and Portuguese and in 1756 a large part of them concluded an alliance with the VOC with the Treaty of Paravicini , which initiated the political division of the island of Timor , which still exists today .

Sarmento remained in office until 1756. Some internet sources wrongly give a term of office until 1759 and suppress Sarmento's successor Vicento Ferreira de Carvalho .

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  1. ^ A b Carlos Alexandre Morais: Cronologia geral da Índia Portuguesa: 1498-1962, Editorial Estampa, 1997. Page 135
  2. ↑ a b Dutch Portuguese Colonial History ( Memento of the original from April 25, 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. (Italian), confirmed by the processes described in "History of Timor" @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.colonialvoyage.com
  3. ↑ Hans Hägerdal: governor 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)
  4. ↑ Rebelião na província de Servião : Letter from the Bishop of Malacca of December 10, 1750. In the archive of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Code: AHU_ACL_CU_083, Cx.2, D.64  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / siarq.iict.pt  
predecessor Office successor
Manuel Correia de Lacerda Governor of Portuguese Timor
May 2, 1751–1756 		Vicento Ferreira de Carvalho
personal data
SURNAME Sarmento, Manuel Doutel de Figueiredo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Governor of Portuguese Timor
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century or 18th century
DATE OF DEATH 18th century or 19th century