Colonial Heads of São Tomé and Príncipe

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The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were discovered and claimed by Portugal in the 1470’s. Government structures were set up in 1485. Each island was governed as a separate entity until 1753, when they were united as a single colony. In 1951, the islands became an overseas province of Portugal. Autonomy was granted in 1974 and independence was granted on 12 July 1975.

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[edit] São Tomé

[edit] Portuguese Colony (1485-1522)

[edit] Portuguese Crown Colony (1522-1641)

  • 1522 - 15.. Vasco Estevens, Captain
  • 15.. – 1531 ....
  • 1531 - c.1535 Henrique Pereira, Captain
  • c.15351541 ....
  • 15411545 Diogo Botelho Pereira, Captain
  • 1546 - c.1554 Francisco de Barros de Paiva, Captain
  • c.1558 - 15.. Pedro Botelho, Captain
  • 15.. – 1560 ....
  • 15601564 Cristóvão Dória de Sousa, Captain
  • 15641569 Francisco de Gouveia, Captain
  • 15691571 Francisco de Pavia Teles, Captain
  • 15711575 Diogo Salema, Captain
  • 1575 - c.1582 António Monteiro Maciel, Captain
  • c.1582 - c.1584 ....
  • c.15841587 Francisco Fernandes de Figueiredo, Captain (from 1586, Governor)
  • 15871591 Miguel Teles de Moura, Governor
  • 15911592 Duarte Peixoto da Silva, Governor
  • 15921593 Francisco de Vila Nova, Acting Governor
  • 15931597 Fernandes de Meneses, Governor
  • 1597 - c.1598 Vasco de Carvalho, Governor
  • c.15981601 João Barbosa da Cunha, Acting Governor
  • 16011604 António Maciel Monteiro, Acting Governor
  • 1604 - 160. Pedro de Andrade, Governor
  • 160. – 1609 João Barbosa da Cunha, Acting Governor
  • 1609 Fernando de Noronha, Governor
  • 16091611 Constantino Távares, Governor
  • 1611 João Barbosa da Cunha, Acting Governor
  • 1611 Francisco Teles de Meneses, Governor
  • 16111613 Luís Dias de Abreu, Governor
  • 16131614 Feliciano Carvalho, Governor
  • 16141616 Luís Dias de Abreu, Governor
  • 16161620 Miguel Correi Baharem, Governor
  • 16201621 Pedro da Cunha, Governor
  • 16211623 Félix Pereira, Governor
  • 16231627 Jerónimo de Melo Fernando, Governor
  • 16271628 André Gonçalves Maracote, Governor
  • 16281632 Lourenço Pires de Távora, Acting Governor
  • 1632 Francisco Barreto de Meneses, Governor
  • 16321636 Lourenço Pires de Távora, Acting Governor
  • 1636 António de Carvalho, Governor
  • 16361640 Lourenço Pires de Távora, Acting Governor
  • 1640 Manuel Quaresma Carneiro, Governor
  • 16401641 Miguel Pereira de Melo e Albuquerque, Acting Governor

[edit] Dutch Occupation

[edit] Portuguese Crown Colony (1648-1709)

  • 16411642 Paulo da Ponte, Acting Governor
  • 1642 - c.1650 Lourenço Pires de Távora, Governor
  • c.16501656 ....
  • 1656 - c.1657 Cristóvão de Barros do Rêgo, Governor
  • c.1657 - c.1661 ....
  • c.1661 - 166. Pedro da Silva, Governor
  • 166. – 1669 ....
  • 16691671 Paulo Ferreira de Noronha, Governor
  • 16711673 Chamber Senate
  • 16731677 Julião de Campos Barreto, Governor
  • 16771680 Bernardim Freire de Andrade, Governor
  • 16801683 Jacinto de Figueiredo e Abreu, Governor
  • 16831686 João Álvares da Cunha, Acting Governor
  • 1686 António Pereira de Brito Lemos, Governor
  • 16861689 Bento de Sousa Lima, Governor
  • 16891693 António Pereira de Lacerda, Governor
  • 16931694 Antonio de Barredo, Governor
  • 16951696 José Pereira Sodré, Governor
  • 16961697 João da Costa Matos, Governor
  • 16971702 Manuel António Pinheiro da Câmara, Governor
  • 17021709 José Correia de Castro, Governor
  • 1709 Vicente Dinís Pinheiro, Governor

[edit] French Occupation (1709-1715)

[edit] Portuguese Crown Colony (1715-1753)

  • 17151716 Bartolomeu da Costa Ponte , Governor
  • 17161717 Chamber Senate
  • 17171720 António Furtado Mendonça , Governor
  • 17201722 Junta
  • 17221727 José Pinheiro da Câmara , Governor
  • 17271734 Serafim Teixeira Sarmento , Governor
  • 17341736 Lopo de Sousa Coutinho , Governor
  • 17361741 José Caetano Soto Maior , Governor
  • 1741 António Ferrão de Castelo Branco , Governor
  • 17411744 Chamber Senate
  • 1744 Francisco Luís da Conceição , Governor
  • 17441745 Francisco de Alva Brandão, Acting Governor
  • 17471748 Francisco Luís das Chagas , Governor
  • 17481751 Chamber Senate
  • 1751 António Rodrigues Neves , Governor
  • 17511753 Chamber Senate

[edit] Príncipe

15001753 ....

[edit] São Tomé and Príncipe

[edit] Portuguese Crown Colony (1753-1951)

[edit] Overseas Province of Portugal (1951-1974)

[edit] Autonomous Province of Portugal (1974-1975)

18 December 197412 July 1975 António Elísio Capelo Pires Veloso, High Commissioner

[edit] See also

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