Francisco de Paula Bastos or Viscount Bastos (11 June 1793 –2 September 1881) was a Portuguese noble, military and political figure.''Memória da Visita Régia à Ilha Terceira'', written by Alfredo Luís Campos. Imprensa Municipal, Angra do Heroísmo, 1903.

Biography

Bastos was the 76th colonial governor of Cape Verde between 1842 and 1845. He was received a title by king Louis I of Portugal under a decree of May 18, 1863. He was one of the figures who fought for the protection of Portugal's independence and freedom. He fought in the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

and was decorated and was injured in Nivelle, he was one of the most bravest cooperators of a great work by the

Duke of Bragança The title Duke of Braganza ( pt, Duque de Bragança) in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal. Starting in 1640, when the House of Braganza acceded to the throne of Portugal, the male heir of the Po ...

. He emigrated to Plymouth through Galicia and later moved to

Terceira Island Terceira () is a volcanic island in the Azores archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the larger islands of the archipelago, with a population of 53,311 inhabitants in an area of approximately . It is the location ...

in the

Azores ) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores wi ...

where he arrived on 7 March 1828. He was a soldier of liberty, under the orders of Count of Vila Flor, took part in the contest of the

Portuguese Civil War The Liberal Wars (), also known as the Portuguese Civil War (), the War of the Two Brothers () or Miguelite War (), was a war between liberal constitutionalists and conservative absolutists in Portugal over royal succession that lasted from 1 ...

on 11 August 1829. His uniform of the general was decorated with medals that proved his bravery for the freedom and independence. He died in Angra do Heroísmo in Terceira Island on 2 September 1881, then the main city of the Azores.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bastos Francisco Paula 1793 births 1881 deaths Colonial heads of Cape Verde Portuguese colonial governors and administrators Portuguese generals Viscounts of Portugal

Biography

See also

Notes