António Luís de Sousa, 2nd Marquess of Minas
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His Lordship The Marquis of Minas |
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| Governor-general of Brazil | |
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In office 1684–1687 |
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| Monarch | Peter II of Portugal |
| Preceded by | António de Sousa Meneses |
| Succeeded by | Matias da Cunha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1644 Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died |
25 December 1721 (aged 77) Kingdom of Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
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| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Portugal
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| Years of service | 1658–1721 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
Portuguese Restoration War War of the Spanish Succession |
D. António Luís de Sousa, 4th Count of Prado and 2nd Marquês of Minas (6 April 1644 – 25 December 1721) was a Portuguese general and governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil.
He was the son of Dom Francisco, the first Marquês das Minas, and his second wife D. Eufrásia Filipa de Lima.
From a very young age on, he was destined for a military career. At the age of 14, he was present with his father at the Battle of the Lines of Elvas. The following years, he fought the Spanish in the northern Minho province, becoming a general in 1665 after the conquest of the town of Guardia.
After the Peace Treaty of Lisbon he became military governor of Minho in the absence of his father, who was sent as ambassador to Rome. He assumed the title of Marquês das Minas after the death of his father in 1674.
Between 1684 and 1687 he was governor-general of Brazil. He had to restore the peace after the mismanagement of his predecessors, and was confronted with a serious epidemic in the Bahia province.
In 1687 he returned to Portugal and was appointed counsellor of war.
At the outbreak of the War of Spanish Succession (1702–1715), King Peter II of Portugal initially supported France but on May 16, 1703, Portugal and England signed the Methuen Treaty. This trade accord was followed in December 1703 by a military alliance between Portugal, Austria, the Netherlands and Great Britain against Philip, the French candidate for the Spanish throne.
Minas was sent to the border to prepare the Portuguese army for war, but in 1704 the Franco-Spanish troops attacked first. The Duke of Berwick conquered Salvaterra, Segura and Beira. Tilly invaded Alentejo and took Portalegre, and the Spanish general Villadarias took Castelo de Vide.
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