Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho
| Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho | |
|---|---|
| Colonial governor of Portuguese Timor | |
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In office 1880–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo Branco |
| Succeeded by | Bento da França Pinto de Oliveira |
| Colonial governor of Portuguese India | |
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In office 1886–1889 | |
| Preceded by | 27th Council of the Government of the State of India |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque |
| Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
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In office 1878–1878 | |
| Preceded by | João Cesário de Lacerda |
| Succeeded by | José Guedes Brandão de Melo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
31 March 1836 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died |
3 February 1905 Lisbon |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho (31 March 1836 – 3 February 1905) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a general of the Portuguese Army. He was the 54th governor of Portuguese Timor (now East Timor) from 1880 to 1881,[1][2] the 102nd governor-general of the Portuguese State of India from 1886 to 1889[3][4] and the governor of Cape Verde in 1890.[5][6]
He completed his preparatory course at the Polytechnic School in 1852, followed by the Naval School in 1856. He went onto a commission in Angola and embarked on a brig Vila Flor and the corvette Goa, followed by another committee on the brig D. João de Castro to Portuguese India.
In 1880 he was promoted a frigate captain and was nominated governor of Timor, during his tenure, the Timorese Kingdom of Cowa fell.[7] Later, he became governor of Portuguese India from 1886 to 1889 where he opened the harbour of Mormugao and extended the railway line up to the then-border with British India,[8] later he was promoted counter-admiral and became governor of Cape Verde in 1890.
In 1892, he was nominated a commander at the Naval School and in 1896 commander of the Army Marine Corps. He was lastly promoted to a vice-admiral in 1901, he died on February 3, 1905 in Lisbon.
See also
- List of colonial governors of Cape Verde
- List of governors of Portuguese Timor
- List of governors of Portuguese India
- History of Cape Verde
Notes
- ↑ "Portuguese Timor". rulers.org.
- ↑ "Portuguese Timor". worldstatesmen.org.
- ↑ "Portuguese India". rulers.org.
- ↑ "Portuguese India". worldstatesmen.org.
- ↑ "Cape Verde". rulers.org.
- ↑ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
- ↑ "History of East Timor" (PDF). Technical University of Lisbon. (pdf)
- ↑ Danvers, Frederik C. The Portuguese in India. Missing or empty
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| Preceded by Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo Branco |
Governor of Portuguese Timor 1880-1881 |
Succeeded by Bento da França Pinto de Oliveira |
| Preceded by 27th Government Council of the State of Portuguese India |
Colonial governor of Portuguese India 1888-89 |
Succeeded by Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque |
| Preceded by João Cesário de Lacerda |
Colonial governor of Cape Verde 1890 |
Succeeded by José Guedes Brandão de Melo |