claim: Mount Hood belongs to the Pacific Northwest.
evidence: Manuel Cabral de Melo e Alpoim -LRB- 1589 -- 1676 -RRB- was a Portuguese nobleman , Regidor and Alcalde of Buenos Aires .. Regidor. Regidor. Alcalde. Alcalde. Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of Corrientes and Santa Fe Province -LRB- Argentina -RRB- .. Corrientes. Province of Corrientes. Argentina. Argentina. Santa Fe Province. Santa Fe Province. Cabral de Melo was one of the most powerful cattle breeders of South America during the Spanish Empire , belonging to a noble Portuguese family descended from the Royal House .. South America. South America. Spanish Empire. Spanish Empire. Royal House. List of Portuguese monarchs