José Rodrigues Maio, more commonly known as Cego do Maio
CvTE (8 October 1817 – 13 November 1884) was a
Portuguese
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hero,
lifeguard and fisherman from
Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portugal, Portuguese city in Norte Region, Portugal, Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho River, Minho ...
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He was awarded with the highest honour of the State, the Collar of Knight of the
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and Merit ( pt, Antiga e Muito Nobre Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada, do Valor, Lealdade e Mérito), before 1910 Royal Military Order of the Tower an ...
and the Gold medal of the Royal Humanitarian Society of Porto, placed personally by King
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for the lives that he saved in the sea of Póvoa de Varzim.
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People from Póvoa de Varzim
19th-century Portuguese people
1817 births
1884 deaths
Recipients of the Order of the Tower and Sword