José da Câmara Teles, 4th Count of Ribeira Grande
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D. Luís Manuel da Câmara (1712 - 1757), was a member of the family of Gonçalves da Câmara, a son of Luís Manuel da Câmara, he was the 13th donatary captain of the island of São Miguel
. He was the fourth cout of Ribeira Grande
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He was born in Lisbon
in 1712, he was educated in Paris
, he married D. Margarida de Lorena e Távora in 1728 and raised two children, one died young and another was a daughter named Joana Tomásia da Câmara
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He was a donatary capitain from 1724 until his death.
He lived in Ponta Delgada
until 1752, he dedicated his administration on funding textile manufacturers. He died in Lisbon
in 1757 at the age of 45.
São Miguel Island
São Miguel Island , nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago. The island covers and has around 140,000 inhabitants, 45,000 of these people located in the largest city in the archipelago: Ponta Delgada.-History:In 1427, São Miguel...
. He was the fourth cout of Ribeira Grande
Count of Ribeira Grande
Count of Ribeira Grande was a title of nobility granted to the Gonçalves da Câmara family in 1662 and used until the extinction of noble titles in Portugal ....
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He was born in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
in 1712, he was educated in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, he married D. Margarida de Lorena e Távora in 1728 and raised two children, one died young and another was a daughter named Joana Tomásia da Câmara
Joana Tomásia da Câmara
Joana Tomásia da Câmara , was a member of the family of Gonçalves da Câmara, a daughter of José da Câmara Teles, she was the 14th and last donatary captain of the island of São Miguel...
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He was a donatary capitain from 1724 until his death.
He lived in Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...
until 1752, he dedicated his administration on funding textile manufacturers. He died in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
in 1757 at the age of 45.