Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho (31 March 1836 – 3 February 1905)[1] was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a general of the Portuguese Army. He was governor of Portuguese Timor from 1880 to 1881,[2] governor-general of Portuguese India from 16 December 1886 until 27 April 1889[3] and governor of Cape Verde from 12 June 1889 until 4 February 1890.[4]
Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Colonial governor of Portuguese Timor | |
| In office 1880–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo Branco |
| Succeeded by | Bento da França Pinto de Oliveira |
| Colonial governor of Portuguese India | |
| In office 16 December 1886 – 27 April 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral |
| Succeeded by | Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses |
| Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
| In office 12 June 1889 – 4 February 1890 | |
| Preceded by | João Cesário de Lacerda |
| Succeeded by | José Guedes Brandão de Melo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1836 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 3 February 1905 (aged 68) Lisbon |
During his tenure as governor of Timor, in early 1881, the Timorese Kingdom of Cová submitted to Portuguese authority.[5] During his administration in Portuguese India, the harbour of Mormugao and the railway line from there to the then-border with British India were opened.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ geneall.net
- ^ "Portuguese Timor". rulers.org.
- ^ "Portuguese India". worldstatesmen.org.
- ^ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
- ^ "History of East Timor" (PDF). Technical University of Lisbon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2016. (pdf), p. 87
- ^ Danvers, Frederick C. (1992) [1894]. The Portuguese in India. Vol. II. 2nd AES reprint. p. 479.
External links
edit
Media related to Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho at Wikimedia Commons