Governor of Ceuta
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This is a list of Governors (General captains) of the city of Ceuta
Ceuta
Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish...

, under Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....

 control since its conquest by King John I of Portugal
John I of Portugal
John I KG , called the Good or of Happy Memory, more rarely and outside Portugal the Bastard, was the tenth King of Portugal and the Algarve and the first to use the title Lord of Ceuta...

, in 1415, until 1640.
Governor Period
Pedro de Menezes, 1st Count of Vila Real, 2nd Count of Viana
Pedro de Menezes, 1st Count of Vila Real
Dom Pedro de Menezes Portocarrero, was a 15th C. Portuguese nobleman and military figure. Pedro de Menezes was the 2nd Count of Viana do Alentejo, 1st. Count of Vila Real and the first Portuguese governor of Ceuta.Pedro de Menezes was the son of the powerful 14th C...

 
1415 - 1430
Duarte de Menezes, 3rd Count of Viana
Duarte de Menezes, 3rd Count of Viana
Dom Duarte de Menezes, was a 15th C. Portuguese nobleman and military figure. Duarte de Menezes was the 3rd Count of Viana do Alentejo, 2nd Count of Viana , Lord of Caminha and the first Portuguese captain of Alcácer-Ceguer.- Family :Duarte de Menezes was an illegitimate...

 
1430 - 1434
Pedro de Menezes, 1st Count of Vila Real, 2nd Count of Viana
Pedro de Menezes, 1st Count of Vila Real
Dom Pedro de Menezes Portocarrero, was a 15th C. Portuguese nobleman and military figure. Pedro de Menezes was the 2nd Count of Viana do Alentejo, 1st. Count of Vila Real and the first Portuguese governor of Ceuta.Pedro de Menezes was the son of the powerful 14th C...

 
1434 - 1437
Duarte de Menezes, 3rd Count of Viana
Duarte de Menezes, 3rd Count of Viana
Dom Duarte de Menezes, was a 15th C. Portuguese nobleman and military figure. Duarte de Menezes was the 3rd Count of Viana do Alentejo, 2nd Count of Viana , Lord of Caminha and the first Portuguese captain of Alcácer-Ceguer.- Family :Duarte de Menezes was an illegitimate...

 
1437 - 1438
Fernando de Noronha, 2nd Count of Vila Real
Fernando de Noronha, 2nd Count of Vila Real
Dom Fernando de Noronha was a 15th C. Castilian-Portuguese nobleman. He was the 2nd Count of Vila Real, a title which he acquired and shared by his marriage to Brites de Menezes, 2nd Countess of Vila Real and the third Portuguese governor of Ceuta from 1437.Fernando de Noronha united two...

 
1438 - 1445
António Pacheco
António Pacheco
António Manuel Pacheco Domingos , known as Pacheco, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left winger.-External links:**...

 
1445 - 1447
Fernando
Fernando I, Duke of Braganza
Ferdinand was the second son of Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza and of his wife, Beatriz Pereira de Alvim .-Life:...

, Count of Arraiolos
Count of Arraiolos
Count of Arraiolos is a Portuguese title granted, in 1377 by King Fernando I of Portugal, to Dom Álvaro Pires de Castro, a galician noble, brother of Inês de Castro...

 (later 2nd Duke of Braganza
Duke of Braganza
The title Duke of Braganza in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal. Since the House of Braganza acceded to the throne of Portugal in 1640, the male heir of the Portuguese Crown was known as the Duke of Braganza and Prince of Brazil until 1822, or...

)
1447 - 1448
António Pacheco
António Pacheco
António Manuel Pacheco Domingos , known as Pacheco, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left winger.-External links:**...

 
1448
Fernando
Fernando I, Duke of Braganza
Ferdinand was the second son of Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza and of his wife, Beatriz Pereira de Alvim .-Life:...

, Count of Arraiolos
Count of Arraiolos
Count of Arraiolos is a Portuguese title granted, in 1377 by King Fernando I of Portugal, to Dom Álvaro Pires de Castro, a galician noble, brother of Inês de Castro...

 (later 2nd Duke of Braganza
Duke of Braganza
The title Duke of Braganza in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal. Since the House of Braganza acceded to the throne of Portugal in 1640, the male heir of the Portuguese Crown was known as the Duke of Braganza and Prince of Brazil until 1822, or...

)
1448 - 1451
Sancho de Noronha, Count of Odemira
Count of Odemira
Count of Odemira was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to D. Sancho de Noronha by royal decree issued on October 9, 1446, by King Afonso V of Portugal....

 
1450 - 1456
Infante Fernando of Portugal, Duke of Viseu
Duke of Viseu
Duke of Viseu was a Portuguese Royal Dukedom created in 1415 by King John I of Portugal for his third male child, Prince Henry the Navigator, following the conquest of Ceuta....

 
1456
Sancho de Noronha, Count of Odemira
Count of Odemira
Count of Odemira was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to D. Sancho de Noronha by royal decree issued on October 9, 1446, by King Afonso V of Portugal....

 
1456 - 1460
Pedro de Menezes, Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from March 1, 1489, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter II of Menezes, 3rd Count of Vila Real.The House of Vila Real was the most powerful aristocratic House...

 
1461 - 1462
Pedro de Albuquerque  1462 - 1463
Pedro de Menezes, Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from March 1, 1489, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter II of Menezes, 3rd Count of Vila Real.The House of Vila Real was the most powerful aristocratic House...

 
1463 - 1464
João Rodrigues de Vasconcelos Ribeiro  1464 - 1479
Rui Mendes de Vasconcelos Ribeiro  1479 - 1481
João de Noronha  1481 - 1487
António de Noronha, Count of Linhares  1487 - 1490
Fernando de Menezes, Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from March 1, 1489, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter II of Menezes, 3rd Count of Vila Real.The House of Vila Real was the most powerful aristocratic House...

 
1491 - 1509
Pedro Barbo Alardo  1509 - 1512
Pedro de Menezes, Count of Alcoutim
Count of Alcoutim
Count of Alcoutim was a Portuguese title of nobility, subsidiary to the one of Marquis of Vila Real, created by a royal decree, dated from November 15th, 1496, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Fernando de Menezes, also known as Ferdinand II of Menezes, 2nd Marquis of Vila Real, 4th...

 
1512 - 1517
João da Silva, Count of Portalegre
Count of Portalegre
Count of Portalegre was a Portuguese title of nobility created by royal decree dated from February 6, 1498, by King Manuel I of Portugal, and granted to Diogo da Silva....

 
1518 - 1519
Gomes da Silva de Vasconcelos  1519 - 1521
João de Noronha  1522 - 1524
Pedro de Menezes, Count of Alcoutim
Count of Alcoutim
Count of Alcoutim was a Portuguese title of nobility, subsidiary to the one of Marquis of Vila Real, created by a royal decree, dated from November 15th, 1496, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Fernando de Menezes, also known as Ferdinand II of Menezes, 2nd Marquis of Vila Real, 4th...

 
1524 - 1525
Gomes da Silva de Vasconcelos  1525 - 1529
Nuno Álvares Pereira de Noronha  1529 - 1539
Afonso de Noronha  1540 - 1549
Antão de Noronha  1549
Martim Correia da Silva  1549 - 1550
Pedro de Menezes  1550 - 1553
Pedro da Cunha  1553
João Rodriges Pereira  1553
Martim Correia da Silva  1553 - 1555
Jorge Vieira 1555 - 1557
Fernão de Menezes  1557 - 1562
Miguel de Menezes, Count of Vila Real
Count of Vila Real
Count of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 1st Count of Viana .The Menezes, a high nobility family quite close to the first Dynasty Kings in Portugal,...

 
1562 - 1563
Fernão de Menezes  1563 - 1564
Pedro da Cunha  1564 - 1565
Francisco Pereira  1566 - 1567
Manuel de Menezes
Manuel de Menezes, Duke of Vila Real
D. Manuel of Menezes was the second son of Pedro de Menezes 5th Marquis of Vila Real and of his wife, Beatrice of Lara ....

, Duke of Vila Real
Duke of Vila Real
Duke of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by royal decree, dated from February 28, 1585, by King Philip I of Portugal , and granted to Dom Manuel de Menezes, 5th Marquis of Vila Real and 7th Count of Vila Real.The title was granted by the King in one life, to the 5th Marquis of...

 
1567 - 1574
Diogo Lopes da França  1574 - 1577
Manuel de Menezes
Manuel de Menezes, Duke of Vila Real
D. Manuel of Menezes was the second son of Pedro de Menezes 5th Marquis of Vila Real and of his wife, Beatrice of Lara ....

, Duke of Vila Real
Duke of Vila Real
Duke of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by royal decree, dated from February 28, 1585, by King Philip I of Portugal , and granted to Dom Manuel de Menezes, 5th Marquis of Vila Real and 7th Count of Vila Real.The title was granted by the King in one life, to the 5th Marquis of...

 
1577 - 1578
Dionísio Pereira  1578 - 1580
Jorge Pessanha  1580 - 1586
Gil Anes da Costa  1586 - 1591
Francisco de Andrade
Francisco de Andrade
Francisco de Andrade is a Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Star class at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with Joaquim Fiúza.-References:...

 
1591 - 1592
Miguel de Menezes, Duke of Caminha
Duke of Caminha
The title duke of Caminha was created by royal decree, dated from 14 December 1620, by King Philip III of Portugal , to Dom Miguel Luís de Menezes, 6th Marquis of Vila Real and 8th Count of Vila Real.The title was later passed on to his nephew Miguel Luís II, 2nd Duke of Caminha, who was executed...

 
1592 - 1594
Mendo de Ledesma  1594 - 1597
Miguel de Menezes, Duke of Caminha
Duke of Caminha
The title duke of Caminha was created by royal decree, dated from 14 December 1620, by King Philip III of Portugal , to Dom Miguel Luís de Menezes, 6th Marquis of Vila Real and 8th Count of Vila Real.The title was later passed on to his nephew Miguel Luís II, 2nd Duke of Caminha, who was executed...

 
1597 - 1601
Afonso de Noronha  1602 - 1605
Miguel de Menezes, Duke of Caminha
Duke of Caminha
The title duke of Caminha was created by royal decree, dated from 14 December 1620, by King Philip III of Portugal , to Dom Miguel Luís de Menezes, 6th Marquis of Vila Real and 8th Count of Vila Real.The title was later passed on to his nephew Miguel Luís II, 2nd Duke of Caminha, who was executed...

 
1605 - 1616
Luís de Noronha e Menezes, Duke of Vila Real
Duke of Vila Real
Duke of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by royal decree, dated from February 28, 1585, by King Philip I of Portugal , and granted to Dom Manuel de Menezes, 5th Marquis of Vila Real and 7th Count of Vila Real.The title was granted by the King in one life, to the 5th Marquis of...

 
1616 - 1622
Miguel de Menezes, Duke of Caminha
Duke of Caminha
The title duke of Caminha was created by royal decree, dated from 14 December 1620, by King Philip III of Portugal , to Dom Miguel Luís de Menezes, 6th Marquis of Vila Real and 8th Count of Vila Real.The title was later passed on to his nephew Miguel Luís II, 2nd Duke of Caminha, who was executed...

 
1623
António da Costa Albuquerque  1623 - 1624
Fernão de Mascarenhas, Count of Torre  1624 - 1625
Gonçalo Correia Alcoforado  1625
Miguel de Menezes, Duke of Caminha
Duke of Caminha
The title duke of Caminha was created by royal decree, dated from 14 December 1620, by King Philip III of Portugal , to Dom Miguel Luís de Menezes, 6th Marquis of Vila Real and 8th Count of Vila Real.The title was later passed on to his nephew Miguel Luís II, 2nd Duke of Caminha, who was executed...

 
1625 - 1626
Dinis de Mascarenhas de Lencastre  1627
Jorge de Mendonça Pessanha  1627 - 1634
Brás Teles de Meneses  1634 - 1636
Fernão Teles de Meneses  1637
Francisco de Almeida 1637 - 1640


Since 1640, Ceuta
Ceuta
Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish...

 didn't recognize the Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....

 sovereignty, becoming controlled by Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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List of Portuguese Governors of Ceuta

Governor Period
Francisco de Almeida (interim) 1640 - 1641
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