Domingos Fernandes Calabar (c. 1600 — 1635) was a plantation owner in the Captaincy of Pernambuco

Captaincy of Pernambuco

The captaincy of Pernambuco was one of the subdivisions of Brazil during the colonial period. At the time of the Independence of Brazil it had become a province and, after the Proclamation of the Republic of Brazil, with the promulgation of the Brazilian Constitution of 1891, it became the "state...

, an ally of Dutch Republic

Dutch Republic

The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...

 who invaded the Northeast of Brazil.

Little is known about this controversial character in the history of Brazil, born in Porto Calvo

Porto Calvo

Porto Calvo is a city and municipality in Alagoas, Brazil. Its population was 24,761 and its area is 260 km². It was founded in 1636....

, Alagoas

Alagoas

Alagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti...

, then part of the Captaincy of Pernambuco, around 1600. He was baptized in the Catholic faith on March 15, 1610. He was a mulato; however, several chroniclers qualify him as mameluco and not mulatto. He studied with the Jesuits, and made money from smuggling. He came to become master of lands and mills.