Bernardo Peres da Silva, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Governor of Portuguese India
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About Bernardo Peres da Silva
- Bernardo Peres da Silva (15 October 1775—18 November 1844) was a governor of Portuguese India.
- He was the first and only native Goan to be appointed to this post in 451 years of Portuguese colonial and provincial governance.
- He was also one of the first elected representatives in the Portuguese Parliament from its overseas Indian colonies.
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