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Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque
Interim Governor of Portuguese India
In office
1889–1889
MonarchCarlos I of Portugal
Preceded byAugusto César Cardoso de Carvalho
Succeeded byCouncil of Government
Counsellor of Government of Portuguese India
In office
1889–1889
MonarchCarlos I of Portugal
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byVasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses
Governor-General of Portuguese Mozambique
In office
1896–1897
MonarchCarlos I of Portugal
Preceded byJoaquim da Graça Correia e Lança
Succeeded byBaltasar Freire Cabral
Personal details
Born12 November 1855
Batalha, Kingdom of Portugal
Died8 January 1902 (1902-01-09) (aged 46)
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Signature
Military service
AllegiancePortuguese Empire
Branch/serviceArmy
RankLieutenant-coronel

Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque (12 November 1855 – 8 January 1902) was a Portuguese cavalry officer. He captured Gungunhana in Chaimite (1895) and was governor-general of Mozambique. He was a grandson of Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque.[1]

Mouzinho de Albuquerque was born in Batalha, and died in Lisbon.

Career

Mouzinho de Albuquerque in 1897
With his wife, 1898

Having served in India during the 1880s, Mouzinho de Albuquerque was highly respected in Portuguese society of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was seen as the hope and symbol of Portuguese reaction to threats against Portuguese interests in Africa from other European empires.

He married his cousin Maria José Mascarenhas de Mendonça Gaivão (Lagoa, 23 July 1857 –Lisbon, 2 September 1950), without issue.

He was governor of Gaza Province and Mozambique until 1898 when he returned to Portugal. During his time as governor, Mouzinho served as commander of a cavalry squadron that fought Gungunhane. On 28 December 1895 Mouzinho captured Gungunhane in Chaimite without firing a gunshot.[2]

He was the instructor of Crown Prince Luís Filipe.

He allegedly committed suicide at the entrance of the Jardim das Laranjeiras in Lisbon on 8 January 1902 (some sources claim he was killed). [citation needed]

Honours

Equestrian statue at Maputo's Fortress
Mouzinho de Albuquerque on a Portuguese 20 escudo note issued in the 1940s

He was depicted in a 20 Portuguese escudo note issued in the 1940s.[3]

Memorial

The Rotunda da Boavista, also known as the Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque, honors the soldier.[4]

Works

References

  1. ^ Portuguese Noble Annual: 2006", António Luís Cansado de Carvalho de Matos e Silva, Dislivro Histórica, 1st edition, Lisbon, 2006, vol. III, p. 1274
  2. ^ Azevedo, Mario; Emmanuel Nnadozie; Tomé Mbuia-João (2003). Historical dictionary of Mozambique (2nd ed.). Lanham, Md. [u.a.]: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810837927.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "20 Escudos --- Chapa 5 --- Ouro". 2010.
  4. ^ Sofia Baptista (13 May 2013). "Mouzinho de Albuquerque Square". localporto.com/. Local POrto. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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Preceded byAugusto César Cardoso de Carvalho Interim governor of Portuguese India 1889 Succeeded by28th Council of Government of the State of India, which includedhimself, António Sebastião Valente, Joaquim Borges de Azevedo Enes and José Inácio de Brito Preceded byhimself Council of Government of the State of India 1889with António Sebastião Valente, Joaquim Borges de Azevedo Enes and José Inácio de Brito Succeeded byVasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses Preceded byJoaquim da Graça Correia e Lança Governor-general of Mozambique 1896-1897 Succeeded byBaltasar Freire Cabral
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