Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho
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Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho (31 March 1836 – 3 February 1905)geneall.net
/ref> was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a general 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 ...
. He was governor of Portuguese Timor from 1880 to 1881, governor-general of Portuguese India from 16 December 1886 until 27 April 1889 and
governor of Cape Verde The islands of Cape Verde were uninhabited when discovered and claimed by Portugal in 1456. A Portuguese colony was established in 1462. The islands were united as a single crown colony in 1587. In 1951, the islands became an overseas prov ...
from 12 June 1889 until 4 February 1890. During his tenure as governor of Timor, in early 1881, the Timorese Kingdom of Cová submitted to Portuguese authority. During his administration in Portuguese India, the harbour of Mormugao and the railway line from there to the then-border with British India were opened.


See also

* List of colonial governors of Cape Verde * List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor * List of governors of Portuguese India


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carvalho Augusto Cesar Cardoso 1836 births 1905 deaths Colonial heads of Cape Verde Colonial heads of Portuguese Timor Governors-General of Portuguese India Portuguese colonial governors and administrators