Captaincy of Itanhaém
Captaincy of Itanhaém Capitania de Itanhaém | |
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| 1624-1753 | |
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| Capital | Vila Conceição de Itanhaém |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Government | Absolute monarchy |
• First donatário | Mariana de Sousa Guerra, Countess of Vimieiro |
• First captain major | Djalma Fogaça |
| Establishment | |
• Creation of the Captaincy | 1624 |
• Annexation to the Captaincy of São Paulo | 1753 |
The Captaincy of Itanhaém was one of the hereditary captaincies of colonial Brazil.