Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira

His Excellency
The Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
His Excellency The Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
	Photograph of Sá da Bandeira, c. 1870s
President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Portugal
	In office; 29 August 1870 – 29 October 1870
Monarch	Luís I of Portugal
Preceded by	João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun
Succeeded by	António José de Ávila
	In office; 22 July 1868 – 11 August 1869
Monarch	Luís I of Portugal
Preceded by	António José de Ávila
Succeeded by	Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
	In office; 17 April 1865 – 4 September 1865
Monarch	Luís I of Portugal
Preceded by	Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
Succeeded by	Joaquim António de Aguiar
	In office; 10 August 1837 – 18 April 1839
Monarch	Maria II of Portugal
Preceded by	António Dias de Oliveira
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Pinto Pizarro
	In office; 5 November 1836 – 2 June 1837
Monarch	Maria II of Portugal
Preceded by	José Bernardino de Portugal e Castro
Succeeded by	António Dias de Oliveira
Personal details
Born	26 September 1795; Santarém, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	6 January 1876 (aged 80); Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
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Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquess de Sá da Bandeira (26 September 1795 – 6 January 1876)^[1] was a Portuguese nobleman and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Portugal for five times. He was the most prominent Portuguese defender of the abolition of slavery in Portugal and its domains.^[2]

Life

Bust of Sá da Bandeira in Mindelo, Cape Verde

Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo was born in Santarém in 1795 to Faustino José Lopes Nogueira de Figueiredo e Silva (1767–1830) and Francisca Xavier de Sá Mendonça Cabral da Cunha Godinho (1772–1829).^[1] Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo supported the liberal party during the Liberal Wars (1828–1834), and took part in the landing at Mindelo in July 1832.^[1] He fought in the Siege of Porto and was wounded in his right arm, which had to be amputated.

Sá da Bandeira was Minister of the Navy in the government of José Jorge Loureiro (1835–36).^[2] He was Prime Minister of Portugal for five terms:

5 November 1836 – 1 June 1837^[3]
10 August 1837 – 18 April 1839^[4]
17 April 1865 – 5 September 1865^[5]
22 July 1868 – 11 August 1869^[6]
29 August – 29 October 1870^[7]

He never married but he had a legitimised daughter born out of wedlock, named Luísa Aglaé Fanny de Sá Nogueira, who married her cousin Faustino de Paiva de Sá Nogueira.^[1] The city of Lubango, Angola, was called Sá de Bandeira when the Angolan territory was under Portuguese rule.

On 4 April 1833, he was created Baron of Sá da Bandeira , on 1 December 1834, he was created Visconde de Sá da Bandeira [pt] and on 3 February 1864, he was created Marquês de Sá da Bandeira [pt].^[1] He was also a freemason.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Albano da Silveira Pinto (1883). "Resenha das Familias Titulares e Grandes de Portugal – Tomo II". pp. 460–64.
^ ^a ^b Governo de José Jorge Loureiro (1835–1836), politipedia.pt
^ Governo de Sá da Bandeira (1836–1837), politipedia.pt
^ Governo de Sá da Bandeira (1837–1839), politipedia.pt
^ Governos da Monarquia Liberal, politipedia.pt
^ Governo de Sá da Bandeira (1868–1869), politipedia.pt
^ Governo de Sá da Bandeira (1870), politipedia.pt

Political offices
Preceded by José Bernardino de Portugal e Castro, Marquis of Valença, and Count of Vimioso	Prime Minister of Portugal 1836–1837	Succeeded by António Dias de Oliveira
Preceded by António Dias de Oliveira	Prime Minister of Portugal 1837–1839	Succeeded by Rodrigo de Almeida Carvalhais, Baron of Ribeira de Sabrosa
Preceded by Nuno José de Moura Barreto, Duke of Loulé	Prime Minister of Portugal 1865	Succeeded by Joaquim António de Aguiar
Preceded by António José de Ávila, 1st Duke of Ávila and Bolama	Prime Minister of Portugal 1868–1869	Succeeded by Nuno José de Moura Barreto, Duke of Loulé
Preceded by João Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, Duke of Saldanha	Prime Minister of Portugal 1870	Succeeded by António José de Ávila, 1st Duke of Ávila and Bolama