List of captains-major of Bissau
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List of colonial heads of Bissau
[edit]The territory is located in Guinea-Bissau.
Early incumbents, all styled Captain-major:
- 15 March 1692 – 15 March 1694 José Pinheiro da Câmara
- 1694–1696 Santao Vidigal Castanho
- 1696–1699 José Pinheiro da Câmara
- 1699–1707 Rodrigo Oliveira da Fonseca
- 1707–1753 abandoned
- 1753–17.. Nicolau Pino de Araújo
- 17..–c.1757 ....
- c.1757–1759 Manuel Pires
- 1759–17.. Duarte José Róis
- 17..–c.1763 ....
- c.1763–17.. Filipe José de Souto-Maior
- c.1770–c.1775 Sebastião da Cunha Souto-Maior
- c.1775–c.1777 ....
- c.1777–17.. Ignácio Xavier Baião
- 1793–c.1796 José António Pinto
- c.1796–1799 ....
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Portuguese Suzerainty | ||
| 1799–180? | João das Neves Leão, Captain-Major | |
| 1803–180? | António Cardoso Faria, Captain-Major | |
| 1805–1811 | Manuel Pinto de Gouveia, Captain-Major | |
| 1811–18?? | António Cardoso Figueiredo, Captain-Major | |
| c.1820–c.1821 | João Higino Curvo Semedo, Captain-Major | |
| 1822–182? | Joaquim António de Matos, Captain-Major | 1st Term |
| 182?–1825 | Domingos Alves de Abreu Picaluga, Captain-Major | |
| 1825–1827 | Joaquim António de Matos, Captain-Major | 2nd Term |
| 1827–18?? | Fancisco José Muacho, Captain-Major | |
| c.1829–1830 | Caetano José Nozolini, Captain-Major | 1st Term |
| 1830–183? | Joaquim António de Matos, Captain-Major | 3rd Term |
| 183?–1834 | Caetano José Nozolini, Captain-Major | 2nd Term |
| 1834–183? | Joaquim António de Matos, Captain-Major | 4th Term |
| 1836–1836 | José Eleutério Rocha Vieira, Captain-Major | |
| 1836–1839 | Honório Barreto, Captain-Major | 1st Term |
| 1839–1840 | José Gonçalves Barbosa, Captain-Major | 1st Term |
| 1840–1841 | Honório Barreto, Captain-Major | 2nd Term |
| 1841–1842 | José Paulo Machado, Captain-Major | |
| 1842–1843 | António Tavares da Veiga Santos, Captain-Major | |
| 1843–1844 | José Maria Coelho, Captain-Major | |
| 1844–1845 | Alois da Rôla Dziezaski, Captain-Major | 1st Term |
| 1845–1847 | Joaquim de Azevedo Alpoim, Captain-Major | |
| 1847–1848 | Carlos Maximiliano de Sousa, Captain-Major | |
| 1848–1850 | Caetano José Nozolini, Captain-Major | 3rd Term |
| 1851–185? | Alois da Rôla Dziezaski, Captain-Major | 2nd Term |
| 1852–1852 | Libánio Evangelista dos Santos, Captain-Major | |
| 1852–1853 | José Maria Lôbo de Ávila, Captain-Major | |
| 1853–1854 | José Maria Correia da Silva, Captain-Major | |
| 1854–1854 | Pedro Henriques Romão Ferreira, Captain-Major | |
| 1855–1858 | Honório Barreto, Captain-Major | 3rd Term |
| 1858–1858 | António Pereira Mouzinho de Albuquerque Cota Falcão, Captain-Major | |
| 1858–1859 | Honório Barreto, Captain-Major | 4th Term |
| 1860–1862 | António Cândido Zagalo, Captain-Major | |
| 1863–186? | Joaquim Alberto Marquês, Captain-Major | 1st Term |
| 1867–1868 | Bernardo José Moreira, Captain-Major | |
| 1868–1869 | Manuel Fortunato Meira, Captain-Major | |
| 1869–1871 | Álvaro Teles Caldeira, Captain-Major | |
| 1871–1871 | José Xavier do Crato, Captain-Major | |
| 1871–187? | Joaquim Alberto Marquês, Captain-Major | 2nd Term |
| c.1877–1879 | António José Cabral Vieira, Captain-Major | |