Manuel Leonís de Castro

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Manuel Leonís de Castro was a Portuguese officer and colonial administrator in the 18th century. From 1741 to 1745 he was governor of Portuguese Timor and Solor .

Service on Timor

Castro had already been appointed governor in 1736, but did not take over his post from his predecessor António Moniz de Macedo until 1741 . In a letter to the Portuguese king that same year, he complained about the disobedient, bellicose liurais , the greedy Dutch and the lack of people, supplies, ammunition and weapons. At the same time, Castro asked for the outstanding salaries to be paid.

It seems that the salaries continued to fail because Castro's widow Ana Maria de Melo Pereira complained again in a letter to the king in 1759 that her late husband had not been paid for his services on Timor.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ AHU online: Documentação Manuscrita, Governo das ilhas de Timor e Solor of August 27, 1741  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / siarq.iict.pt
  3. ↑ AHU online: Documentação Manuscrita, Pagamento de soldos ao governador de Timor from February 5, 1759  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / siarq.iict.pt
predecessor Office successor
Antonio Moniz de Macedo Governor of Portuguese Timor
1741–1745 		Francisco Xavier Doutel
personal data
SURNAME Castro, Manuel Leonís de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese governor of Portuguese Timor
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century or 18th century
DATE OF DEATH 18th century