▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁territory . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁hier arch ical ▁model ▁that ▁developed ▁was ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁this ▁process . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁govern ▁the ▁islands , ▁Henry ▁as ▁don at ário ▁nominated ▁men ▁of ▁confidence , ▁capit ã es ▁do ▁don at ário ▁( Capt ains ▁of ▁the ▁Don at ary ), ▁to ▁admin ister ▁their ▁territ ories ▁locally . ▁This ▁three - t ier ▁system ▁worked ▁effectively : ▁King , ▁don at ário , ▁and ▁capt ains ▁allowed ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁over se as ▁territ ories ▁without ▁direct ▁inter vention ▁of ▁the ▁Crown . ▁ ▁Yet ▁the ▁Crown ▁oscill ated ▁between ▁total ▁neglect ▁and ▁strong ▁vig il ance ; ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 5 th - 1 8 th ▁centuries ▁the ▁mon archy ▁did ▁not ▁really ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁manage ▁its ▁territ ories . ▁King ▁Manuel ▁I ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁for ▁his ▁part , ▁was ▁a ▁micro - manager ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁jud icial ▁affairs ▁and ▁exerc ised ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁islands . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁monarch ial ▁posts ▁to ▁directly ▁influence ▁control , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Cor reg edor , ▁the ▁Pro ved oria ▁das ▁Arm adas ▁( Office ▁of ▁the ▁Pur vey or ▁of ▁Arm adas ), ▁ 1 5 2 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁Fe itor ias ▁( Custom s ▁Off ices ) ▁of ▁Ang ra ▁and ▁Pont a ▁Del g ada , ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 1 . ▁These ▁new ▁posts ▁showed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁Crown