A Donatário, a Portuguese word roughly meaning endowed or donated, sometimes anglicized as Donatary (though meaning a religious donation), was a private person (often a nobleman) who the Crown bestowed a considerable piece of land (called a donataria) to administer. Donated at his discretion, the monarch exempted these titleholders from normal co...
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the recipient of a capitania (captaincy), both a territorial division and a royal land grant in Portuguese colonies, especially Brazil. The ... [2 related articles]
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