Gabriel Milan | |
|---|---|
| Factor | |
| In office 1668 (promoted to General Factor in 1670) – 7 May 1684 | |
| Governor of The Danish West Indies | |
| In office 7 May 1684 – declared 22 February 1686 (effective July 5, 1686) | |
| Preceded by | Adolph Esmit |
| Succeeded by | Mikkel Mikkelsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c 1631 Glückstadt, Holy Roman Empire[1] (now Germany) |
| Died | March 26, 1689 Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Spouse(s) | 1st wife: Da Costa 2nd wife: Juliane Regina von Breitenbach |
| Children | 7, see The children of Gabriel Milan |
Gabriel Milan (c. 1631 – 26 March 1689) was a Sephardic colonial administrator and planter who served as governor of the Danish West Indies from 7 May 1684 to 27 February 1686. Though he mainly went by the name of 'Gabriel Milan', he identified himself as "Don Franco de Tebary Cordova" in his correspondence with King Frederick III of Denmark-Norway. Like many of the early Danish West Indies governors, Milan's term was short, as he disagreed with the Danish management on several issues. He was called to Denmark after less than two years and executed after a lengthy trial.