Captaincy - Wikipedia A captaincy (Spanish: capitanía [kapitaˈni a], Portuguese: capitania [kɐpitɐˈni ɐ], Croatian: kapetanija) is a historical administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires
Captaincies - definition of captaincies by The Free Dictionary Define captaincies captaincies synonyms, captaincies pronunciation, captaincies translation, English dictionary definition of captaincies n 1 One who commands, leads, or guides others, especially: a The officer in command of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft b A precinct commander in a
Captaincy System - Encyclopedia. com In response to increasing French threats to Brazil and to better settle the region, King João III (r 1521–1557) instituted the captaincy system, which had worked well in the Atlantic Islands
Captaincies of Brazil - Wikipedia Beginning in the early 16th century, the Portuguese monarchy used proprietorships or captaincies—land grants with extensive governing privileges—as a tool to colonize new lands
captaincy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary captaincy (countable and uncountable, plural captaincies) The jurisdiction of a captain The territory bathed by this river belongs to the captaincy of Benito Maciel the father