page_title: Mascarenhas (surname)
hierarchical_section_title: Mascarenhas (surname)
caption_attribution_description: Coat of Arms of Mascarenhas family, Counts of Santa Cruz
context_page_description: Mascarenhas is a habitational name taken on from a civil parish in Portugal called Mascarenhas. This name is branched to Spain and is also found in India, where it was taken by Portuguese colonists.
  It may refer to these persons:
  Dimitri Mascarenhas, Sri Lankan British cricketer
  Francisco de Mascarenhas, 13th vice-regent of Portuguese controlled India, 1581–1584
  D. Fernando Martins Mascarenhas, Bishop of Faro
  Mascarenhas de Moraes, Brazilian field marshal and commander of Brazilian Expeditionary Force
  Mascarenhas, Portuguese footballer
  Neville Anthony Mascarenhas, Pakistani journalist and author
  Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator
  António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician
  Rodrigo Mascarenhas, Cape Verdean basketball player
  Tuna Mascarenhas, Cape Verdean activist
  Jose Mascarenhas, Portuguese air force and commercial pilot
context_section_description: Mascarenhas ([maska'ɾeɲɐs] or [maʃka'ɾeɲɐʃ]) is a habitational name taken on from a civil parish in Portugal called Mascarenhas. This name is branched to Spain and is also found in India (particularly in Goa and Mangalore), where it was taken by Portuguese colonists.
  It may refer to these persons:
  Dimitri Mascarenhas, Sri Lankan British cricketer
  Francisco de Mascarenhas, 13th vice-regent of Portuguese controlled India, 1581–1584
  D. Fernando Martins Mascarenhas, Bishop of Faro (16th century)
  Mascarenhas de Moraes, Brazilian field marshal and commander of Brazilian Expeditionary Force
  Mascarenhas, Portuguese footballer
  Neville Anthony Mascarenhas, Pakistani journalist and author
  Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator
  António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician
  Rodrigo Mascarenhas, Cape Verdean basketball player
  Tuna Mascarenhas (1944–2009), Cape Verdean activist
  Jose Mascarenhas  , Portuguese air force and commercial pilot
caption: The original coat of arms of the Mascarenhas family.
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