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Álvaro de Castro; Leonardo de Castro entail archive
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Bond

Bond by which the priests of the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica promise to fulfill the obligations of the chapel established by D. Álvaro de Castro, of the Conselho do Rei. They donate him the usufruct of the house which had served as sacristy and currently served as chapterhouse of their convent, to use as his chapel and burial place. D. Álvaro entails to it a public debt instrument of 20 000 reis, with the obligation of a daily mass.

Castro, Álvaro de (flor.1576-1578)

Will

Will of D. Álvaro de Castro, written before he departed to África with the king, by which he expresses his wish to be buried in his chapel in the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica and establishes an entail with his quinta de Andaluz, in Lisboa, in his memory and in the memory of his father, D. Fernando de Castro. He appoints his nephew, D. Leonardo de Castro, son of his brother D. Jerónimo de Castro, as administrator of his entail and chapel. If his nephew's lineage is extinguished, the quinta de Andaluz shall be bequeathed to the convent of S. Domingos de Benfica, with the obligation of building a Dominican convent in its premises. Followed by additions, dated 1578-06-14.

Castro, Álvaro de (flor.1576-1578)