António de Ataíde

Afonso de Albuquerque, the prominent second governor of the Portuguese Estado da Índia, was his first cousin.[1] His father, Dom Álvaro de Ataíde, senhor (Lord) da Castanheira, had participated in the conspiracy of the Duke of Viseu against king John II and from 1484 to 1496 was exiled in Spain.John III sent him on diplomatic missions to several European countries while he was still in his 20s and appointed him state councilor in 1525 and then vedor da fazenda (Minister of Finance or chancellor) in 1530,[3] a post that he would hold until the king's death in 1557.On November 10, 1556, by decree of King John III, Ataíde became a Donatary of the captaincy of the islands of Itaparica and Tamarandiva, located at the entrance to the Bay of All Saints (Salvador).[3] He was thus rewarded for the more than two and a half decades that he dedicated to the policies of the Portuguese Crown towards her South American colony.
Map of the Bay of All Saints , by João Teixeira Albernaz , showing at its entrance the island of Itaparica , of which Dom António de Ataíde was a Donatary from year 1556
Ataíde familyDonatarycaptainciesItaparicaBrazilKingdom of PortugalFamilyAtaídeCastanheiraDiplomatStatesmanJohn III of PortugalKing's councilPortuguese nobilityMartinho de Ataíde, 2nd Count of AtouguiaPrior of CratoKnights of St. John of JerusalemAfonso de AlbuquerqueEstado da ÍndiaDuke of ViseuJohn IIManuel IInfanteJohn IIIcaptaincies of BrazilSalvador da BaíaMartim Afonso de SousaTomé de SousacaptaincyBay of All SaintsSalvadorJoão Teixeira AlbernazGrand InquisitorCouncil of PortugalIberian Union