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Governor of Brazil and Holy Office familiar

Antonio Teles da Silva

He governed until 1647, backed Bahia's Great Inquest of 1646, and watched New Christians.

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Antonio Teles da Silva, governor until 1647, was a familiar of the Holy Office and backed inquisitorial persecution. Under governor Antonio Teles da Silva, Bahia saw the Great Inquest of 1646.