André Vidal de Negreiros
André Vidal de Negreiros (1606 – 3 February 1680) was a Portuguese colonial governor and military man born in the then colony of Brazil, known mainly for being one of the leaders of the Insurrection of Pernambuco, also known as the War of Divine Light, against Dutch colonization in Brazil (1624–1654).
André Vidal de Negreiros | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Maranhão and Grão-Pará | |
| In office 1655–1656 | |
| Governor of Pernambuco | |
| In office 1657–1661 | |
| Governor of Angola | |
| In office 1661–1666 | |
| Governor of Pernambuco | |
| In office 1667 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1606 |
| Died | 3 February 1680 (aged 73–74) |
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