Josse van Huerter
Joost De Hurtere (1430 in Torhout, Duchy of Burgundy – 1495 in Horta, Azores islands, Portugal), also known by several transliterations (such as Josse van Huerter, Josse van Hurtere, Josse De Hurtere or Joss van Hürter, and later in Portuguese, Joss de Utra or just Dutra) was the first settler, and captain-major of the Portuguese island of Faial in the Azores. After 1482, the island of Pico was also incorporated into his captaincy. His son, Joss de Utra would later inherit the captaincy from him after his death.
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Coat of Arms of the House of Utra (ancestral descendants of the De Hurtere family) | |
| 1st Donatary Captain of Faial | |
| In office 2 February 1468 – 1482 | |
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| Constituency | Faial |
| 1st Donatary Captain of Faial & Pico | |
| In office 1482–1495 | |
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| Constituency | Faial/Pico |
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| Born | Joost De Hurtere 1430 Torhout, West Flanders |
| Died | 1495 Angústias, Horta |
| Resting place | Chapel of Santa Cruz (Church of Nossa Senhora das Angústias) |
| Citizenship | Flanders |
| Nationality | Burgundian Netherlands |
| Spouse | Beatriz de Macedo |
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| Residence | Angústias |
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