Antonio Vieira advised the King of Portugal and later became a member of the Royal Council.
Padre António Vieira was born in Lisbon to Cristóvão Vieira Ravasco, the son of a [biracial Black] woman, Maria de Azevedo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Vieira

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