Captaincy of São Paulo
Captaincy of São Paulo Capitania de São Paulo | |
|---|---|
| 1720–1821 | |
São Paulo in 1821. | |
| Status | Dependent territory |
| Capital | São Paulo 23°32′S 47°54′W / 23.533°S 47.900°W |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Government | |
• Governor 1721 – 1727 | Rodrigo César de Meneses |
• Governor 1819 – 1821 | João Carlos Augusto de Oyenhausen-Gravenburg |
| Legislature | Cortes (Ancient Regime) |
| Establishment | 1720 |
| History | |
• Established | 1720 |
| 1720 | |
• Change from Captaincy to Province | 1821 |
• Disestablished | 1821 |
| Today part of | Brazil |
The Royal Captaincy of São Paulo (Portuguese: Capitania Real de São Paulo) was one of the captaincies of Colonial Brazil. It received this name on December 2, 1720, when John V of Portugal created the Captaincy of Minas Gerais from the division of the Captaincy of São Paulo and Minas de Ouro, which had been created in 1709 with the purchase by the Portuguese crown of the Captaincy of São Vicente (acquired from the Marquess of Cascais).