Francisco Mascarenhas was a Portuguese fidalgo who served as the first Captain-General and Governor of Macau from 1623 to 1626. Before Mascarenhas, the Portuguese settlement of Macau on the coast of C
The Abduction of Helen from The Story of Troy tapestries, believed to be commissioned by Francisco Mascarenhas
Detail of the (erroneous) Mascarenhas family crest from The Abduction of Helen
The Fortaleza do Monte that became the governor's residence
Battle of Macau
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The Battle of Macau in 1622 was a conflict of the Dutch–Portuguese War fought in the Portuguese settlement of Macau, in southeastern China. The Portuguese, outnumbered and without adequate fortificati
Francisco Mascarenhas (governor of Macau)
…of the Japan Voyage—who had supreme authority while he was in the city—and the Macau Senate representing local Portuguese interests. Due to the Dutch invasion of Macau in 1622, the Senate, who had long resisted challenges to their local authority, became convinced that Macau needed a permanent paramount military figure…
Dutch ships firing their cannons in the waters of Macau, drawn in 1665
The expedition to Macau and the Pescadores was the brainchild of Dutch Governor-General Jan Pieterszoon Coen
The cannons of Fortaleza do Monte
The Guia Hill (2008)