A tercio or tercio español was a powerful Spanish infantry division during the time of Habsburg Spain known for its victories on European battlefields in the early modern period.
São Tomé de Meliapore was a province of Portuguese India which existed from 1523 to 1749. Administered by a Captain-Major, it covered most of Mylapore, a present-day Chennai neighbourhood.
Rodrigo de Monroy y Almaraz, 5th Lord of Monroy, was a Spanish nobleman and Feudal Lord, son of Hernán de Monroy y Rodríguez de las Varillas, 4th Lord of Monroy, and wife Isabel de Almaraz, Lady of Almaraz.
Dom Miguel Pereira Forjaz Coutinho 9th Count of Feira, was a Portuguese general and War Secretary in the Peninsular War.
Astete is a Spanish surname, from an ancient Basque - Castilian lineage. The etymology of "Astete" comes from the Basque language: "Aste" possibly a variation of "Arte" means oak, and "ete" is a suffix to nearby location. The most probable original locations, prior to the 16th century, are the regions of ancient Basque influence of the medieval Castile and modern La Rioja. The earliest official records of Astetes occur in La Rioja, in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, in the province of Valladolid and Quintanaélez in the province of Burgos. They were hidalgos and had casas solariegas in Quintanaélez (Burgos), Valladolid and Salamanca.
António de Noronha was the 12th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Noronha was appointed in 1572 under Sebastian of Portugal; he was Captain-major until 1575. He was succeeded by Fernando de Albuquerque. António de Noronha was also the Viceroy of Portuguese India between 3 September 1564 and September 1568. He captured Mangalore and built a fort there between 1564 and 1568.
Diogo de Melo Coutinho was the second and eleventh Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Coutinho was first appointed in 1552 under John III of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1552. His second term lasted from 1570-1572. He was succeeded by Duarte de Eça and António de Noronha respectively.
Afonso Pereira de Lacerda was the fifth captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Lacerda was appointed in 1555 under Sebastian of Portugal. He served as captain-major until 1559. He was succeeded by Jorge de Meneses Baroche.
Jorge de Meneses Baroche was the 6th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Baroche was appointed in 1559 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1560. He was succeeded by Baltasar Guedes de Sousa.
Baltasar Guedes de Sousa was the 7th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Sousa was appointed in 1560 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1564. He was succeeded by Pedro de Ataíde Inferno.
Pedro de Ataíde Inferno was the 8th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Inferno was appointed in 1564 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1565. He was succeeded by Diogo de Melo.
Diogo de Melo was the 9th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Melo was appointed in 1565 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1568. He was succeeded by Fernando de Monroy.
Manuel de Sousa Coutinho was the 14th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Coutinho was appointed in 1578 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1583. He was succeeded by João de Correia de Brito.
João de Correia de Brito was the 15th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Brito was appointed in 1583 under Philip I of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1590. He was succeeded by Simão de Brito.
Pedro Homem Pereira was the 17th and last Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Pereira was appointed in 1591 under Philip I of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1594. The office of Captain-major was abolished and he was succeeded by Pedro Lopes de Sousa as Governor of Portuguese Ceylon.
Local elections was held in the city of Navotas on May 13, 2013 within the Philippine general election. Re-electionist mayor-John Rey Tiangco won with a margin of almost 50% on his closest rival and the incumbent vice-mayor, Patrick Joseph Javier who was replaced by the winner of the vice-mayoral elections.
José Monroy is a Portuguese racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. He previously competed in the SEAT León Eurocup and European Touring Car Cup.
The Coyote is a 1955 Mexican-Spanish western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent and Fernando Soler and starring Abel Salazar, Gloria Marín and Manuel Monroy. It was followed by a sequel The Coyote's Justice in 1956.
