Mascarenhas (surname)
Mascarenhas ([maska'ɾeɲɐs] or [maʃka'ɾeɲɐʃ]) is a habitational name taken on from a civil parish in Portugal called Mascarenhas. This name is branched to Spain and is also found in India (particularly in Goa and Mangalore), where it was taken by Portuguese colonists. It may refer to these persons:
- Dimitri Mascarenhas, Sri Lankan British cricketer
- Francisco de Mascarenhas, 13th vice-regent of Portuguese controlled India, 1581–1584
- D. Fernando Martins Mascarenhas, Bishop of Faro (16th century)
- Mascarenhas de Moraes, Brazilian field marshal and commander of Brazilian Expeditionary Force
- Mascarenhas, Portuguese footballer
- Neville Anthony Mascarenhas, Pakistani journalist and author
- Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator
- António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician
- Rodrigo Mascarenhas, Cape Verdean basketball player
- Tuna Mascarenhas (1944–2009), Cape Verdean activist
- Jose Mascarenhas , Portuguese air force and commercial pilot
The original coat of arms of the Mascarenhas family.
Fictional characters
- Charlie Mascarenhas, a fictional character from the film Players
References
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