José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses

José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
25 April 1864 – 11 February 1869
Preceded byCarlos Joaquim Franco
Succeeded byCaetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque
Governor-general of Mozambique
In office
10 August 1874 – 1 December 1877
Preceded byJosé Manuel Crispiniano da Fonseca
Succeeded byFrancisco Maria da Cunha
Personal details
Born19 May 1814
Mancelos (Amarante)
Died10 December 1879
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese

José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses (19 May 1814 – 10 December 1879) was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was born on 19 May 1814 in Mancelos in northern Portugal. He was created Count of Costa by King Luís I in 1875. He was an older brother of Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses who was governor of Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde.[1]

He was governor general of Cape Verde from 25 April 1864 until 11 February 1869, succeeding Carlos Joaquim Franco. He was succeeded by Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque.[2] On 10 August 1874, he was appointed governor general of Mozambique, succeeding José Manuel Crispiniano da Fonseca. He was succeeded by Francisco Maria da Cunha on 1 December 1877.[3]

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Notes

  1. ^ Albano da Silveira Pinto (1883). "Resenha das Familias Titulares e Grandes de Portugal - Tomo I". pp. 486–489.
  2. ^ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
  3. ^ "Mozambique". worldstatesmen.org.
Preceded by Colonial Governor of Cape Verde
1864-69 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor-general of Mozambique
1874-77 		Succeeded by