Manuel de Borba Gato | |
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.jpg) Bronze statue of Borba Gato by Nicola Rollo, now in the Museu Paulista | |
| Born | 1649 |
| Died | 1718 (aged 68–69) Sabará, Brazil, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Known for | bandeiras |
| Spouse | Maria Leite |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Fernão Dias Pais (father-in-law) |
Manuel de Borba Gato (1649–1718) was a bandeirante in Colonial Brazil.[1] He began his career with his father-in-law Fernão Dias Pais. When he died in 1718 he held the office of Juiz ordinário of the town of Sabará. It is not known where he is buried, perhaps in the Capela de Santo Antônio or the Capela de Santana in the old town of Sabará, or even, according to various writers, in Paraopeba where he had an estate. Beyond being a discoverer of mines, he was an effective administrator at the end of his life.
- ^ Higgins, Kathleen J. (2010-11-01). Licentious Liberty in a Brazilian Gold-Mining Region: Slavery, Gender, and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Sabar‡, Minas Gerais. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0271042558.