Manuel de Borba Gato (1649–1718) was a bandeirante in Colonial Brazil.

[1] He began his career with his father-in-law Fernão Dias Pais.

When he died in 1718 he held the office of Juiz ordinário of the town of Sabará.

Beyond being a discoverer of mines, he was an effective administrator at the end of his life.

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