' s ▁represent atives ▁in ▁the ▁regions ▁over ▁their ▁control , ▁and ▁men ▁like ▁C ip ri ano ▁de ▁Fig ue ire do ▁e ▁Vas con cel os ▁( Cor reg ador ▁of ▁Ter ce ira ) ▁would ▁play ▁important ▁roles ▁in ▁co ex istence ▁between ▁local ▁and ▁national ▁administration . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁don at ary ▁captain ▁lost ▁its ▁effective ▁governor ship ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁the ▁Az ores , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁São ▁Miguel , ▁which ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁an ▁honor ific ▁post , ▁con ferred ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁to ▁people ▁and ▁noble ▁families ▁who ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁honour . ▁It ▁was ▁through ▁this ▁system ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁don at ary ▁captain cies ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁nob ility ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁who ▁never ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁islands ▁or ▁had ▁little ▁economic ▁interest ▁in ▁their ▁development . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Captain cy ▁ ▁Captain - major ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Col onial ▁Brazil ▁Category : G ubern atorial ▁titles ▁Category : Port ug uese ▁colon ization ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁Category : Sub div isions ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Empire ▁* <0x0A> </s> ▁Per plex is aur us ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁th ero ce phal ian ▁ther aps id ▁from ▁the ▁Middle ▁to ▁Late ▁Perm ian ▁D elt av j atia ▁v j at k ensis ▁Ass emb lage ▁Zone , ▁V any ush on