Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha

Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
1624–1628
Preceded byManuel Afonso de Guerra
Succeeded byJoão Pereira Corte-Real
Governor and Captain General of Angola
In office
1634 – 18 October 1639
Preceded byManuel Pereira Coutinho
Succeeded byPedro César de Meneses
Personal details
Bornc. 1590
NationalityPortuguese

Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha (c.1590 – c. mid 17th century) was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was born around[peacock prose] 1590, and was governor of Portuguese Cape Verde from 1624 to 1628.[1][unreliable source?] He succeeded Manuel Afonso de Guerra, who was also the Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde. He was succeeded by João Pereira Corte-Real. In 1634, he became the captain-general of Portuguese Angola, succeeding Manuel Pereira Coutinho. He was succeeded on 18 October 1639 by Pedro César de Meneses.[2][unreliable source?]

  1. ^ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
  2. ^ "Angola". worldstatesmen.org.