Talk:João de Barros

Office-holder infobox?
I see an infobox was added in order to highlight he was Captain-Major of the Gold Coast (and, apparently, mistakenly attributed to Manuel I, although Manuel was already dead; Barros was an appointee of John III, whom he had served as a wardrobe-page in their boyhoods and was a close confidante; John III sent out a lot of his close servants to the overseas colonies in 1522 to "announce" the change of regime.) But is it even worth noting this in the infobox? His fame is primarily as a historian, a chronicler and man of letters, not a state officer. And, even so, he held far more important offices, e.g. factor-major of the Casa da India and donatary-captain of Maranhao (northern Brazil). His spell on the Gold Coast was youthful and uneventful. (Indeed, it is barely even mentioned in the body of the article).

I don't mind if a "succession" box for Captain-Majors of the Gold Coast is added at the bottom of the article. But I don't think the infobox should be dedicated to it. It should highlight him as a writer. That is what he is famous for. Walrasiad (talk) 22:33, 1 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I have reverted to the previous infobox then, it is in fact more suitable, and kept the Office-holder infobox under the main infobox, as I think it looks better than placing it at the bottom of the article. Do you agree?XPTO (talk) 00:10, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, much better. Although why not just place it as a succession box at the bottom of the article, as is commonly done for titled offices? Walrasiad (talk) 00:47, 2 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Done.XPTO (talk) 11:13, 2 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Cool. Thanks. BTW, that "Afonso de Albuquerque" is, of course, not the Afonso de Albuquerque (who died in 1515) but rather his son. Walrasiad (talk) 12:03, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

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