D. Antão de Almada, 12th Count of Avranches, 9th Lord of Pombalinho and 14th Majorat of Lagares d'El-Rei (19 April 1718 – 26 January 1797) was the Grand Master of Ceremonies for the Royal House and, owing to his positions, made administrator of a few Portuguese colonies, including the first Captain-General of the Azores.

[2] He married on 24 October 1756,[3] D. Violante Josefa de Almada Henriques (11th Countess of Avranches and 10th Mistress of Pombalinho), who was his niece.

[4] Agricultural reforms included ordering vacant municipal lands be rented out, clearing of bushlands and reduction of goats, due to their impacts on terrains.

[5] These reforms also included changes to local judiciary requiring juízes de fora (external judges) to operate by the municipal authority.

[6] Almada governed with two Azorean counsels (João Cabral de Melo and Jose Vieira) until 1774 (although it is unclear when he returned to Lisbon).