Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque

Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque
Monument to Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
March 29, 1869 – February 26, 1876
Preceded by José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses
Succeeded by G.C. Lopes de Macedo
Governor-general of Angola
In office
June 1876 – July 1878
Preceded by Government Council
Succeeded by Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses
Colonial governor of Portuguese India
In office
December 3, 1878 – April 10, 1882
Preceded by Council of the Government of the State of India
Succeeded by Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva
Personal details
Born 15 April 1824
Benfica, Lisbon
Died 8 September 1916
Lisbon
Nationality Portuguese

Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque (15 April 1824 – 8 September 1916) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military personnel.

Biography

He was governor of the islands of Cape Verde between 1869 and 1876,[1][2] During his tenure, he established the first police force on the island in 1872 known as Corpo de Polícia Civil, the Civil Police Corps, headquartered in Praia, it was once part the Portuguese Police (now the Public Security Police). In 1880, it became a police company which was part of the military. In 1962, it became the Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), modeled after the Portuguese main up to Cape Verdean independence in 1975 where it became the POP, the Polícia de Ordem Pública (Public Order Police) and since November 2005, known as the Capeverdean National Police.

He later became governor-general of the province of Angola in 1878 ,[3][4] and later in the year he became the 99th governor-general of Portuguese India which he remained up to 1882.[5][6]

A monument is located in the city square of Praia near the city center, it was erected in 1926.[7] Also Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is named for him, the square today is also known as Praça 12 de Setembro.

Works

  • Relatórios dos governadores das províncias ultramarinas sobre o estado da administração publica nas mesmas provincias 1872-1874, Lisbon, 1875, 377 pages.[8]
  • Relatórios dos governadores das províncias ultramarinas sobre o estado da administração publica nas mesmas provincías : Cabo Verde 1875-1876, 197 pages

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Cape Verde". rulers.org.
  2. ↑ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
  3. ↑ "Angola". rulers.org.
  4. ↑ "Angola". worldstatesmen.org.
  5. ↑ "Portuguese India". rulers.org.
  6. ↑ "Portuguese India". worldstatesmen.org.
  7. ↑ Image Bank at Arquipelagos (in Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Memórias de África e do Oriente at the University of Algarve (in Portuguese)
Preceded by
José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses		 Colonial governor of Cape Verde
1869-76		 Succeeded by
G.C. Lopes de Macedo
Preceded by
Governative Council		 Governor-general of Angola
1876-78		 Succeeded by
Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses
Preceded by
Government Council of the State of (Portuguese) India: Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, João Caetano da Silva Campos, Francisco Xavier Soares da Veiga and António Sérgio de Sousa Júnior.		 Governor of Portuguese India
1878-82		 Succeeded by
Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva
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