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José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses

José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses

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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]

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