Simão Borges de Cerqueira

§ 1.º 1-1 Simão Borges de Cerqueira foi casado com Izabel da Costa Tavares f.ª do capitão Diogo da Costa Tavares e de Maria Bicudo. Tit. Bicudos.

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Simão Borges de Cerqueira

married '''Isabel da Costa Tavares'''. Isabel was the daughter of captain Diogo

da Costa Tavares from Alentejo, Portugal and Maria Bicudo. She was the niece of Antonio Raposo Tavares, a famous explorer, mestre de campo and knight of the royal household; and granddaughter of Fernão Vieira Tavares, capitão-mor and previous governor of São Vicente. Pedro Taques, described Fernão in the following way: individual of known nobility, he had served in the Alentejo and came to Brazil with these posts as provisions by nomination of the count of Monsanto and a royal patent (Historia da Capitania de Sao Vicente, p. 168 published in the magazine of the IHGB, 1847). Pedro Taques had no sympathy for Fernão, especially for his defense of the interests of the Count of Monsanto against the Countess of Vimieiro. Fernão also acted as provedor da fazenda real and was a moço de câmara do rei. According to Silva Leme and Pedro Taques, Diogo was a full brother of Antonio Raposo Tavares,therefore, son of Francisca Pinheiro da Costa Bravo, however, some historians believe that Diogo was the son of Maria da Costa from Évora, Portugal, the second wife of capitão-mor Fernão Vieira Tavares Maria was of Jewish extraction and was accused, arrested and tortured by the Inquisition in Lisbon. In the process she denied the practice of Judaism and stated that she was baptized in the church of Santo Antão of Évora.11 Her story is one of many examples of this dark period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula. Maria stated to the inquisition that she and Fernão had three children, one of them named Diogo, and it is possible but not certain that this Diogo may be the same Diogo mentioned as the son of Fernão's first marriage. Diogo da Costa Tavares, was highly regarded by the Marquis of Montalvão, vice-king of Portuguese America, so he was given command of an infantry unit by the Marquis in 1640 and participated in the battles against Dutch forces in the Dutch-Portuguese war in Pernambuco. If he was indeed the son of Maria da Costa, as he appears to be, he would have been around 26 years old at the time. He participated in his brothers’ endeavors and exploration towards the Southern parts of South America. He also acted as his brother's representative in different occasions. After the war Diogo established himself in Cotia where he owned land, he died in 1659. Isabel's mother, Maria Bicudo was the daughter of captain Manoel Pires from São Paulo and his wife Maria Bicudo; grandaughter of Antonio Bicudo Carneiro from the Island of S. Miguel, Azores. Antonio Bicudo Carneiro immigrated to São Paulo and became a member of the colonial government, he was appointed by the crown ouvidor of the captaincy. Antonio Bicudo was responsible for organizing the first government of the village of São Paulo, establishing the pelourinho of the city in 1585, the symbol of royal authority in São Paulo. Simão Borges de Cerqueira and Isabel da Costa Tavares had the following children: Luzia, Leonor, Catharina, Maria, Theresa, Ignacio and Fernão. Fifth Generation

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