RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] military ranks

Hi! Yes!!! The rank of Capitão is above the rank of Alferes. Sorry for this typo!!! Eliseu Pacheco da Silva Researching S. Miguel and Graciosa: PACHECO, ARRUDA, SILVA, SOUSA, BETTENCOURT and MAINLAND, Alentejo Azores Genealogy Group -- For options, such as changing to Lis

[AZORES-Genealogy] military ranks

Hi Eliseu,It could just be a typo, but I wanted to point out that Alferes is the rank just below Capitão.The only ranks above Capitão are Sargento-mor and Capitão-mor.It's always interesting to document people as they move up the ranks.They might not have any rank when married, but if their father