João da Mata Chapuzet

João da Mata Chapuzet[1]
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
9 May 1822 – mid to late 1826
Preceded by António Pusich
Succeeded by Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos
Personal details
Born 1777
Lisbon
Died 8 August 1842 (age 65)
Lisbon
Nationality Portuguese

João da Mata Chapuzet (1777 – 8 August 1842) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military architect.[2]

Biography

He was born in the parish (now neighbourhood) of Lapa in Lisbon, he was posted as second lieutenant of engineers and brought troops that moved the Portuguese court to Brazil in 1807, he headed to Rio de Janeiro in 1808. He returned to Europe to fight in the Peninsular War against the Napoleonic occupation of the country and was later knighted.

In 1816, he was promoted to major post as colonel tennant, served under the General Magister Barracks - head of the Great State of the Portuguese Army.

In 1821, he commanded Forte de São Julião da Barra, the largest Portuguese sea fortification.

He was nominated the 67th colonial governor of Cape Verde by John VI of Portugal, he succeeded António Pusich on May 8, 1822, months after a riot led by Manuel António Martins. He was an engineer and military architect and he was the person who underwent large modernization of the city of Praia, capital of the archipelago.[3] Also in the same time, his son-in-law, lieutenant Ludgero José Villet as his aide-de-camp. He was succeeded by Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos in around September 1826.

His last position was the governor of the beach fort of Elvas west of Alentejo, one of the most important in the kingdom and ran between 1838 and 1840.

He was author of several upgrades in some forts including Forte de São Bruno de Caxias and Forte do Guincho.

Honors

A small street is named for him in the Plateau of Praia, the city center, it starts at Rua Serpa Pinto and ends at Avenida Amílcar Cabral, it is two streets north of Praça Alexandre Albuquerque and is nearly 100 meters long and is narrow and is fit for a lane, it is also one way. It is one of a few streets that are still named after Portuguese figures especially colonial governors today.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Diário do governo, Edições 1-153 [Governor's Diary - 1-153rd Editions] (in Portuguese). 1821. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Diccionário bibliográphico portuguez: estudos. Imprensa Nacional. 7 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Como estragar uma bela Praça". A Semana (in Portuguese). 30 April 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
Preceded by
António Pusich		 Colonial governor of Cape Verde
1822-1826		 Succeeded by
Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos

Further reading

  • Nunes, António Lopes Pires. Dicionário de Arquitetura Militar. (Military Architecture Dictionary) Casal de Cambra: Caleidoscópio, 2005. 264 pages ISBN 972-8801-94-7


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