Borba Gato

Manuel de Borba Gato
Bronze of Manuel da Borba Gato by Nicola Rollo, now in the Museu Paulista (Ipiranga).
Born 1649 (1649)
Died 1718 (aged 6869)
Nationality Portuguese
Occupation judge
Known for bandeirante paulista
Spouse(s) Maria Leite
Parents
  • João de Borba Gato (father)
  • Sebastiana Rodrigues (mother)
Relatives Fernão Dias Paes (father in law)

Manuel de Borba Gato (16491718) was a bandeirante (settler) in Brazil.[1] He began his career with his father-in-law Fernão Dias Pais. When he died in 1718 he held the office of Juiz ordinário of the town of Sabará. It is not known where he is buried, perhaps in the Capela de Santo Antônio or the Capela de Santana in the old town of Sabará, or even, according to various writers, in Paraopeba where he had an estate. Beyond being a discoveror of mines, he was an effective administrator at the end of his life.

References

  1. Higgins, Kathleen J. (2010-11-01). Licentious Liberty in a Brazilian Gold-Mining Region: Slavery, Gender, and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Sabar‡, Minas Gerais. Penn State Press. ISBN 0271042559.


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