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Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque (12 November 1855 – 8 January 1902) was a Portuguese cavalry officer. He captured
Having served in India during the 1880s, Mouzinho de Albuquerque was highly respected in Portuguese society of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was seen as the hope and symbol of Portuguese reaction to threats against Portuguese interests in
He was depicted in a 20 Portuguese escudo note issued in the 1940s.
Mouzinho at Portugal: Historic Dictionary
Mouzinho de Albuquerque at the Mário Soares FoundationDifferent images of Mouzinho de AlbuquerqueMouzinho in Halls of Mozambique
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mouzinho Albuquerque, Joaquim Augusto 1855 births 1902 deaths People from Leiria District Portuguese soldiers Portuguese military personnel who committed suicide Portuguese expatriates in Mozambique Colonial people in Mozambique Portuguese colonial governors and administrators 19th-century Portuguese people Governors-General of Mozambique Governors-General of Portuguese India Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George 19th-century Portuguese military personnel
Gungunhana
Ngungunyane, also known as Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, N'gungunhana, or Gungunhana Reinaldo Frederico Gungunhana, (c. 1850 – 23 December 1906) was a tribal king and vassal of the Portuguese Empire, who rebelled, was defeated by General Joaqu ...
in Chaimite (1895) and was governor-general of Mozambique
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. He was a grandson of Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque
Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque (June 16, 1792 in Lisbon – December 27, 1846 in Torres Vedras; ) was a Portuguese military officer, engineer, poet, scientist and politician, who distinguished himself during the Liberal Wars and in th ...
.
Mouzinho de Albuquerque was born in Batalha, and died in Lisbon.
Career
Having served in India during the 1880s, Mouzinho de Albuquerque was highly respected in Portuguese society of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was seen as the hope and symbol of Portuguese reaction to threats against Portuguese interests in Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
from other European empires.
He married his cousin Maria José Mascarenhas de Mendonça Gaivão ( Lagoa, 23 July 1857 –Lisbon, 2 September 1950), without issue.
He was governor of Gaza Province and Mozambique until 1898 when he returned to Portugal. During his time as governor, Mouzinho served as commander of a cavalry squadron that fought Gungunhane. On 28 December 1895 Mouzinho captured Gungunhane in Chaimite without firing a gunshot.
He was the instructor of Crown Prince Luís Filipe.
He allegedly committed suicide at the entrance of the Jardim das Laranjeiras in Lisbon on 8 January 1902 (some sources claim he was killed).
Honours
He was depicted in a 20 Portuguese escudo note issued in the 1940s.
Memorial
The Rotunda da Boavista, also known as the Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque, honors the soldier.Works
* ''O Exercito nas Colonias Orientais'', (''Military of the Eastern Colonies'') Minerva Commercial, 1893. * ''Relatório sobre a prisão do Gungunhana'', Lourenço Marques, Typ. Nacional, 1896. * ''A prisão do Gungunhana'' ('' Gungunhana Prison''), Lourenço Marques, Typ. Nacional de Sampaio e Carvalho, 1896. * ''Campanha contra o Maguiguana nos territórios de Gaza em 1897'' (''Campaign Against Maguiguana in the Territories of Gaza (Mozambique) in 1897'', 1897. * ''Providências... desde 1 de Dezembro de 1896 até 18 de Novembro de 1897'' (''Providences.. Since 1 December 1896 to 18 November 1897''), Lisbon, Imp. Nacional, 1898. * ''Moçambique 1896-1898'' (''Mozambique 1896-1898''), Lisbon, Manoel Gomes, 1899. * ''Entre mortos'', carta inédita de Mouzinho de Albuquerque a sua Alteza o Príncipe Real D. Luis de Bragança, Lisbon, Tip. "A Editora", 1908. * ''Livro das campanhas'' (''Books on Campaigns''), Lisbon, Div. de Publicações e Bibliotecas, 1935. * ''Mouzinho de Albuquerque : a renúncia do Comissário Régio'', Lourenço Marques, Minerva Central, 1953. * ''Pensamento e acção de Mouzinho em Moçambique : antologia'', Lisbon, Gráf. Boa Nova, 1956.References
Further reading
*"Mouzinho de Albuquerque – História e Genealogia" ("Mouzinho de Albuquerque – History and Genealogy"), Fernando de Castro Pereira Mouzinho de Albuquerque e Cunha, Author's Edition, 1st ed., 1971, vol.I, pp. 188–200External links
Mouzinho at Portugal: Historic Dictionary
Mouzinho de Albuquerque at the Mário Soares Foundation
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mouzinho Albuquerque, Joaquim Augusto 1855 births 1902 deaths People from Leiria District Portuguese soldiers Portuguese military personnel who committed suicide Portuguese expatriates in Mozambique Colonial people in Mozambique Portuguese colonial governors and administrators 19th-century Portuguese people Governors-General of Mozambique Governors-General of Portuguese India Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George 19th-century Portuguese military personnel