Inácio Henrique de Gouveia

Inácio Henrique de Gouveia
President (governor) of Espirito Santo (interventor)
In office
December 8, 1891  May 3, 1892
Preceded by Alfeu Adolfo Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida
Succeeded by José de Melo Carvalho Muniz Freire

Inácio Henrique de Gouveia was a Brazilian military leader.

He participated in a governing junta (also including Graciano dos Santos Neves and Galdino Teixeira de Barros Loreto, in control of the state of Espírito Santo from December 8, 1891 to May 3, 1892. In 1897, he took part in the assault on the rebellious community of Canudos, which was completely destroyed by the Brazilian army.


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