João Soares de Albergaria de Sousa (Velas, São Jorge, January 16, 1776 – Velas, São Jorge, February 1, 1875), frequently referred to as João Soares de Albergaria, was a liberal politician, rural property-owner, and author of the histo-cultural manifesto Corografia Açórica, which was published in 1822, the first Azorean thesis on regional sovereignty.