Salvador de Sá
Salvador de Sá | |
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Portrait by Feliciano de Almeida, c. 1673–75 | |
| Born | 1594 or 1602 |
| Died | 1688 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier, colonial governor |
| Known for | Fighting the Dutch in Brazil, and expelling the Dutch from Angola and São Tomé. |
Salvador Correia de Sá e Benevides (1594 – 1 January 1688) was a Portuguese admiral and crown administrator. In 1625 he fought the Dutch invasion of Salvador in Brazil and regained Angola and São Tomé Island from the Dutch in 1647. He was the governor of Rio de Janeiro, parts of Southern Brazil and Angola.