Francisco Manuel Homem Christo (8 March 1860 – 25 February 1943) was a Portuguese military and political republican. He was distinguished as one of the officers of the

Portuguese Army The Portuguese Army ( pt, Exército Português) is the land component of the Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch. It is charged with the defence of Portugal, in co-operation with other branches of the Armed Forces. With its ...

involved in the events surrounding the

Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1891 The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1891 was an agreement between Great Britain and Portugal which fixed the boundaries between the British Central Africa Protectorate, (now Malawi) and the territories administered by the British South Africa Company ...

. Accused of having betrayed the republican ideals in 1910, he found himself forced into exile in France. He was the great-great-grandfather of

Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo (; born 8 February 1974) is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and composer. He is known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft Punk, along with Thomas Bang ...

, one half of the former electronic music duo

Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...

Publications

*''The events of January 31 and my imprisonment'' *''Pro-Patria'' *''Political banditry'' *''Letters from afar: I - Secondary education in Portugal and France'' *''Letters from afar: II - In defense of the instruction of the people'' *''Monarchists and Republicans'' *''Bolshevism in Russia'' *''Notes of my life and my time'' (7 volumes)

Links

Francisco Manuel Man Christ , First Faculty of Humanities Faculty of the University of Porto

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cristo, Francisco Manuel Homem 1860 births 1943 deaths Portuguese emigrants to France Portuguese military officers Portuguese politicians University of Porto