# João Alemão - Corregedor (royal magistrate)

URL: https://allhistories.com/cape-verde/rulers/joao-alemao-1517-2
Reign: 1517 – 1521
Number in the list: 20
Dynasty: Portuguese Crown
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Cape_Verde

Royal magistrate (corregedor) of Cape Verde, running in parallel with the captains-donatários. Also listed as a captain of southern Santiago from 1517.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Rodrigo Varela](https://allhistories.com/cape-verde/rulers/rodrigo-varela-1508)
- Next in list: [Leonis Correia](https://allhistories.com/cape-verde/rulers/leonis-correia-1521)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1520 - [Lançado Traders Settle the Guinea Coast](https://allhistories.com/cape-verde/timeline/1520-lancado-traders-settle-the-guinea-coast)
- 1520 - [Pelourinho Erected in Ribeira Grande](https://allhistories.com/cape-verde/timeline/1520-pelourinho-erected-in-ribeira-grande)