Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses (5 April 1822[1] – 1 January 1905) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military officer. He was a younger brother of José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses who was governor of Mozambique and Cape Verde.[1]
Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses | |
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Colonial governor of Mozambique | |
In office 24 April 1854 – 26 September 1857 | |
Preceded by | Joaquim Pinto de Magalhães |
Succeeded by | João Tavares de Almeida |
Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
In office 22 December 1876 – 7 May 1878 | |
Preceded by | Guilherme Quintino Lopes de Macedo |
Succeeded by | António de Nascimento Pereira de Sampaio |
Governor-general of Angola | |
In office 7 May 1878 – July 1880 | |
Preceded by | Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque |
Succeeded by | António Eleutério Dantas |
Colonial governor of Portuguese India | |
In office 16 June 1889 – 10 March 1891 | |
Preceded by | Governing Council |
Succeeded by | Francisco Maria da Cunha |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 April 1822 Massarelos near Porto |
Died | 1 January 1905 Amarante |
Nationality | Portuguese |
He was governor general of Mozambique from 24 April 1854 until 26 September 1857.[2] He was governor general of Cape Verde from 22 December 1876[3] until 7 May 1878, when he became governor of Angola,[1] an office he fulfilled until July 1880.[4] He was governor of Portuguese India from 16 June 1889 until 10 March 1891.[5]
He was Commander of the Order of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa.[1]
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