Camilo Tavares Mortágua (29 January 1934 – 1 November 2024) was a Portuguese anti-fascist activist and revolutionary.[1][2] He was a member of the League of Unity and Armed Revolution and was a Grand Officer of the Order of Liberty.[3]
Camilo Mortágua | |
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.jpg) Mortágua in 1975 | |
| Born | Camilo Tavares Mortágua 29 January 1934 |
| Died | 1 November 2024 (aged 90) Alvito, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Activist |
Biography
editBorn in Oliveira de Azeméis on 29 January 1934,[4] Mortágua's family moved to Lisbon at the age of 12. In 1951, his family emigrated to Venezuela.[5] In 1961, he took part in one of the most prolific terrorist acts against the Estado Novo regime, Operation Dulcineia, in which rebels seized control of a Portuguese passenger ship, led by General Humberto Delgado.[4] On 10 November 1961, he hijacked a TAP Air Portugal plane along with Hermínio da Palma Inácio and other collaborators with the goal of flying over Lisbon at a low altitude and dropping leaflets against the regime.[6] On 17 May 1967, he participated in a heist on a Banco de Portugal branch in Figueira da Foz.[7][8] The heist had a goal of financing revolutionary activities against António de Oliveira Salazar.[4] Following the Carnation Revolution, he was decorated as a Grand Officer of the Order of Liberty by President Jorge Sampaio.[3]
Mortágua was the father of Assembly of the Republic members Mariana Mortágua and Joana Mortágua.[9] He died in Alvito on 1 November 2024, at the age of 90.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Processo de querela Henrique Carlos Malta Galvão e outros". Torre do Tombo National Archive (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Morreu o antifascista Camilo Mortágua aos 90 anos". Público (in Portuguese). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ a b "ENTIDADES NACIONAIS AGRACIADAS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS". President of Portugal (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b c "Isto é um assalto – Filha de Camilo Mortágua no Parlamento". O Diabo (in Portuguese). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Martín del Barro, Javier (28 August 2019). "El hombre que tomó un trasatlántico, secuestró un avión y atracó un banco sin pegar un tiro". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Camilo Mortágua entrevistado pelo El País: "Se não estou de acordo, não me calo. Dediquei-me 30 anos a isso"". Observador (in Portuguese). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Castanheira, José Pedro (1 January 2017). "Novo livro faz revelações sobre assalto à Figueira". Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Faz 50 anos que Camilo Mortágua assaltou banco na Figueira da Foz". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Camilo Mortágua terrorista? "Só um ignorante me pode achar isso"". Sábado (in Portuguese). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Morreu o combatente antifascista Camilo Mortágua". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (in Portuguese). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.