Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho
Portuguese colonial administrator and general of the Portuguese Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho (31 March 1836 – 3 February 1905)[1] was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a general of the Portuguese Army. He was governor of Portuguese Timor from 1880 to 1881,[2] governor-general of Portuguese India from 16 December 1886 until 27 April 1889[3] and governor of Cape Verde from 12 June 1889 until 4 February 1890.[4]
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Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho | |
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Colonial governor of Portuguese Timor | |
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 | |
In office 16 December 1886 – 27 April 1889 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral |
Succeeded by | Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses |
Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
In office 12 June 1889 – 4 February 1890 | |
Preceded by | João Cesário de Lacerda |
Succeeded by | José Guedes Brandão de Melo |
Personal details | |
Born | (1836-03-31)31 March 1836 Lisbon, Portugal |
Died | 3 February 1905(1905-02-03) (aged 68) Lisbon |
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During his tenure as governor of Timor, in early 1881, the Timorese Kingdom of Cová submitted to Portuguese authority.[5] During his administration in Portuguese India, the harbour of Mormugao and the railway line from there to the then-border with British India were opened.[6]