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.
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 and functioned for three years from 1854 to 1857. 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.
He was nominated governor of Cape Verde in 1878[3][4] and later governor-general of Angola in the same year and remained until 1880.[5][6]
In 1889, he was 103rd governor of Portuguese India and remained until 1891.[7][8]
He was Commander of the Order of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa.
See also
- List of colonial governors of Cape Verde
- List of colonial governors of Angola
- List of colonial governors of Mozambique
- List of governors of Portuguese India
- History of Cape Verde
- History of Angola
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.
- ↑ "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 |