António Cordeiro
| António Cordeiro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
c. 1641 Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 2 February, 1722 (aged 80–81) Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Citizenship | Portuguese |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Period | 1696-1717 |
| Genre | History, Geography, Ethnography |
| Subject | Azores, Theology, Philosophy |
| Notable works |
Moral Teológica (1696) Cursus Philosophicus Conimbricensis (1714) In Proecipium Partium D. Thomae Theologia Scholastica (1716) Historia Insulana das Ilhas a Portugal Sujeitas no Oceano Ocidental (1717) |
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António Cordeiro (c.1641; Angra – 2 February 1722; Lisbon) was a Portuguese Catholic priest in the Society of Jesus, Azorean historian, author of the classical chronicle Historia Insulana, and first to publish a public opinion on the form of governance for the archipelago of the Azores.
António was the sixth and final child of António Cordeiro Moitoso and his Graciosense wife Maria Espinosa.
His primary studies, and classes in the humanities, occurred in the city of Angra, and he showed an exceptional intellect. Although he was their youngest child, his parents decided to send him to study at the University of Coimbra, where one of his brothers already studied.
In 1656, with less than 15 years of age, he departed for Lisbon on board a warship in a flotilla commanded by General António Teles de Menezes. On reaching the Portuguese coast, the armada was forced into combat against a Spanish squadron, where he and his brother, Pedro Cordeiro de Espinosa were taken prisoners. Seventeen days later the enemy brig came under attack from an English ship, and the Spanish captain was forced to retreat to Cadiz for repairs. While in Cadiz, young António attempted to escape, but was caught. Aside from being physically punished, he was brought before the supreme commander of Spanish forces, the Duke of Medinaceli, who was impressed by his brilliant oratory, and granted him safe passage to Portugal.
But, his problems did not end when he returned to Portugal: on crossing the Algarve he was confronted with an outbreak of plague, and upon arriving in Setúbal, he was detained and placed in quarantine.
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