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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]
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Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque | |
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| Interim Governor of Portuguese India | |
| In office 1889–1889 | |
| Monarch | Carlos I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho |
| Succeeded by | Council of Government |
| Counsellor of Government of Portuguese India | |
| In office 1889–1889 | |
| Monarch | Carlos I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses |
| Governor-General of Portuguese Mozambique | |
| In office 1896–1897 | |
| Monarch | Carlos I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Joaquim da Graça Correia e Lança |
| Succeeded by | Baltasar Freire Cabral |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1855 Batalha, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 8 January 1902 (aged 46) Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Portuguese Empire |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-coronel |
Mouzinho de Albuquerque was born in Batalha, and died in Lisbon.
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.[citation needed]
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]
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He was depicted in a 20 Portuguese escudo note issued in the 1940s.[3]
The Rotunda da Boavista, also known as the Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque, honors the soldier.[4]
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