Bernardo António da Costa de Sousa de Macedo

Bernardo António da Costa de Macedo
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
28 August 1907 – 1909
Preceded byAmâncio Alpoim de Cerqueira Borges Cabral
Succeeded byMartinho Pinto de Queirós
Personal details
Born16 September 1863
Anjos, Lisbon
Died16 June 1947
Lisbon
NationalityPortuguese

Bernardo António da Costa de Sousa de Macedo (16 September 1863 – 16 June 1947)[1] was a Portuguese colonial administrator, a Vice-Admiral and a politician. He was a son of Luís António da Costa de Sousa de Macedo e Albuquerque, Count of Mesquitela, and Mariana Carolina da Mota e Silva.[1] He was married to Maria Adelaide Pinto Barbosa Cardoso.[1]

He was governor general of Cape Verde from 28 August 1907 until 1909.[2] He received the following decorations:[3]

  • Grand Officer of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (11 March 1919)
  • Grand Cross of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (19 October 1920)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Christ of Portugal (22 October 1930)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Bernardo António da Costa de Sousa de Macedo, geni.com
  2. ^ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
  3. ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 7 November 2018., search result for "Bernardo António da Costa de Sousa de Macedo"
Preceded by Colonial governor of Cape Verde
1907-1909 		Succeeded by