Martim Afonso de Sousa, had the right to appoint a lieutenant and Capitão-mor to govern in his place and receive the income from the fiefdom, that was...

positions subordinate to the governor-general with specific functions: the ouvidor-geral (English: ombudsman-general), responsible for exercising judicial...

King Manuel appointed the doctor of law Pêro Godins to serve as jurist (ouvidor) and legal adviser to Almeida. In addition to the vice-roy's private secretaries...