A figure of the 16th/17th century, born in Viana do Alentejo. The palace of the Azevedo Coutinho family, in Lisbon, was built in the early 17th century, probably by initiave of Simão Gonçalves Preto, main chanceler of the kingdom and to whom the toponyms of Largo do Chanceler and Beco do Chanceler are attributed.