	He formed the 19th Governing Council of Portuguese India following the death of Manoel José Mendes, the Barão de Candal, in 1840. Soon after a revolt followed the disastrous government of , after a revolt, he formed the 20th Governing Council in 1842, along with and António Ramalho de Sá, the capitular vicar and the counselors José de Costa Campos and [[Caetano de Sousa e Vasconcelos, restoring order in the region until the arrival of the new governor, the Conde das Antas.