Mateus da Costa
The Topasse Mateus da Costa († 1673) was captain general ( Capitão-mor ) of Solor and Timor .
Mateus da Costa married the daughter of a West Timorese ruler (depending on the source from Amanuban or Ambeno ) and founded a powerful family clan. His comrade in arms António da Hornay and his brother Francisco were the ancestors of the other great clan of the Topasse, which became the great rival of the Costas.
In 1656, the Topasse under Mateus da Costa and António da Hornay 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 struggle between the families began and later led to power sharing within the Topasse.
In 1665, Laran , the capital of Wehale , was captured by Mateus da Costa and its inhabitants sold as slaves. In the same year he also defeated Cailaco . Between 1668 and 1670 Mateus da Costa subjugated several kingdoms of the Tetum in the coastal area of Belus for Portugal .
From 1671 Mateus could claim the rule, from 1671 also 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.
Finally, the Hornays and the Costas were united through the marriage of Francisco da Hornay to a daughter of Domingos da Costa , the son of Mateus. Domingos later became the new Capitão-Mor and even Governor of Solor and Timor .
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- ↑ a b c 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 still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ 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)
- ↑ Hans Hägerdal: Servião and Belu: Colonial conceptions and the geographical partition of Timor
- ↑ 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.
- ^ Worldstatesman
- ^ 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)
- ↑ 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)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Fernão Martins da Ponte |
Captain General of Solor and Timor 1671–1673 |
Manuel da Costa Vieira |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Costa, Mateus there |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | General captain of Solor and Timor and ruler of Topasse |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1673 |