Ataíde directed the establishment captaincies of Brazil along with his cousin, Martim Afonso de Sousa, the first royal governor of the new territory, and the king himself.
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João de Barros (friend of Ataíde, writer, and donatário of two captaincies)
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António de Ataíde (c. 1500 - 1563), count of Castanheira, was a childhood friend and favorite of King John III of Portugal (João III).
Within a system of royal patronage and nepotism, five of the captaincies were given to two cousins of finance minister António de Ataíde: Martim Afonso de Sousa and his brother Pero Lopes.
San Antonio | Antonio Vivaldi | Antonio Banderas | San Antonio Spurs | Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards | Antonio Villaraigosa | Antonio Margarito | Antonio López de Santa Anna | Port Antonio | Antonio Canova | Antonio Inoki | Antonio Gramsci | António de Oliveira Salazar | Antonio Rotolo | Antonio Meucci | Antonio Esfandiari | Marco Antonio Muñiz | Antonio Scarpa | Antonio José de Sucre | Teo Antonio | José Antonio Ocampo | Antonio Stradivari | Antonio Saura | Antonio Luna | Antonio López García | Antonio da Sangallo the Younger | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio | Juan Antonio Samaranch | Juan Antonio Corretjer | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti |