He finished his
Law course as a
Bachelor from the
University of Coimbra, becoming a
Magistrate, and was assigned several important public tasks, including Criminal Law Judge for some of Lisbon's suburbs,
Desembargador dos Agravos of the Palace and of the Appeal of
Porto,
Deputy of the Table of the Conscience and Orders, Counter of the Treasury, Administrator-General of the Great
Customs of
Lisbon and Overman-Major of the other Customs of the Realm, Superintendent-General of the Contrabands and Misleadings and
Intendent of the Munitions, before being appointed as Police Superintendent or Intendent-General of the Police of the Court and Realm,
Chancellor-Major of the Real and a Member of the
Privy Council of His
Most Faithful Majesty. He was also the Founder and Administrator of the Royal
Casa Pia of the
Castle of São Jorge, where it started its mission, in 1781, Founder of the National Ropery and of the Royal Theatre of St. Charles. He was the 3rd
Lord of the Office of Clerk of the County of the Masterdom of the
Order of Christ and 1st
Lord of the Office of Clerk of the Biddery and Tomb of the Commands of the three Military Orders (
Order of Christ,
Order of Saint James of the Sword and
Order of Aviz), Patron of the Mother-Church of St. Peter of the Village of Manique, of the collegiates of that church and the one of the Holy Spirit of
Castelo de Vide,
Commander of Santa Maria da Orada in the
Order of Christ, 4th
Lord of the
Majorat of São Joaquim, in the Village of Coina, 1st Donatary
Lord of the
Manor and the Village of Manique, with nature of
Majorat, which for his sake became called Manique do Intendente, 1st
Alcaide-Major of
Portalegre in his Family,
Knight-
Fidalgo added to
Fidalgo-
Knight of the Royal Household (
Alvará of 5 November 1782), etc. Although he was a man of confidence for the
Marquis de Pombal, he was only appointed as Superintendent after the Marquis's death. ==Personal life==