Abel Fontoura da Costa | |
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Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
In office 11 September 1915 – 9 March 1918 | |
Preceded by | Joaquim Pedro Vieira Judice Bicker |
Succeeded by | Teófilo Duarte |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 December 1869 Alpiarça |
Died | 7 December 1940 São Pedro do Estoril, Cascais |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Abel Fontoura da Costa (9 December 1869 – 7 December 1940) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, a military officer, a politician and a scientist.[1]
He attended the Royal Military College and enlisted into the Navy in 1887. His highest rank was Captain. In 1901, he took part in a commission that marked the boundary between Portuguese Angola and Congo Free State.[2][1] He was governor of Cape Verde from 11 September 1915 until 9 March 1918.[3] He was Minister of Agriculture in 1923, in the government of António Maria da Silva.[4] He was the director of the Escola Náutica from 1936 to 1939.[2]
He received the following decorations:[5]