Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses
| Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses | |
|---|---|
| Colonial governor of Mozambique | |
|
In office 1854–1857 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquim Pinto de Magalhães |
| Succeeded by | João Tavares de Almeida |
| Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
|
In office 1878–1878 | |
| Preceded by | G.C. Lopes de Macedo |
| Succeeded by | António de Nascimento Pereira de Sampaio |
| Governor-general of Angola | |
|
In office 1878–1880 | |
| Preceded by | Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque |
| Succeeded by | António Eleutério Dantas |
| Colonial governor of Portuguese India | |
|
In office 1878–1882 | |
| Preceded by | 26th Council of the Government of the State of India |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Maria da Cunha |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 August 1824 Massarelos near Porto |
| Died |
1 January 1905 Amarante |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses.[1] (5 August 1824 – 1 January 1905) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military personnel.
Biography
He was the son of Francisco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses da Costa, 1st Viscount of Costa with Ana José de Portugal e Meneses and brother of José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, governor of Cape Verde and Mozambique.
He was nominated governor of Mozambique in 1853 where he succeeded Joaquim Pinto de Magalhães, he functioned for three years from 1854 to 1857 and was succeeded by João Tavares de Almada. During his role as a governor, he made great fortune in the slave trade and was later dismissed by King Peter V.[2] He pacified the Quelimane region.[3]
He was nominated governor of Cape Verde in 1878,[4][5] he succeeded G.C. Lopes de Macedo and was succeeded by António de Nascimento Pereira de Sampaio. Later governor-general of Angola in the same year and remained until 1880,[6][7] he succeeded Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque and was succeeded by Francisco Maria da Cunha.
In 1889, he was 103rd governor of Portuguese India, he succeeded Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque who was the councillor of that 26th Government Council, he remained until 1891 and was succeeded by Francisco Maria de Cunha.[8][9]
He was Commander of the Order of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa.
See also
Notes
- ↑ In the older spelling, it was written as, Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Menezes
- ↑ Documentos relativos ao apresamento, julgamento e entrega da barca franceza Charles et Georges. Imprensa Nacional [S.l.] 1858. pp. 224–226.
- ↑ José Joaquim Lopes de Lima, Francisco Maria Bordalo (1859). Ensaios sobre a statistica das possessões portuguezas na Africa occidental e oriental; na Asia occidental; na China, e na Oceania: escriptos (Essays on Statistics of Portuguese Possessions in Eastern and Western Africa, East Asia, China and Oceania) [S.l.]: Imprensa Nacional. 133 pages
- ↑ "Cape Verde". rulers.org.
- ↑ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
- ↑ "Angola". rulers.org.
- ↑ "Angola". worldstatesmen.org.
- ↑ "Portuguese India". rulers.org.
- ↑ "Portuguese India". worldstatesmen.org.
| Preceded by Joaquim Pinto de Magalhães |
Governor-general of Mozambique 1854-1857 |
Succeeded by João Tavares de Almeida |
| Preceded by G.C. Lopes de Macedo |
Colonial governor of Cape Verde 1878 |
Succeeded by António de Nascimento Pereira de Sampaio |
| Preceded by Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque |
Governor-general of Angola 1878-1880 |
Succeeded by António Eleutério Dantas |
| Preceded by 26th Government Council of the State of Portuguese India |
Colonial governor of Portuguese India 1878-1882 |
Succeeded by Francisco Maria da Cunha |