Francisco de Melo da Gama de Araújo e Azevedo (May 16, 1773 – January 17, 1859 in
Quinta da Garrida, Parish of St. João da
Ribeira Ponte de Lima
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,
Portugal
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) was a
major general of the
Portuguese Army
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and governor of
Diu in
Portuguese India
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between March 21, 1821 and January 1840.
Name variations
*Francisco da Silva e Melo da Gama Araújo
*Francisco de Melo da Gama e Araújo
*Use of "Melo", "Mello", "Meló" and "Melô";
*There are multiple variations of "e"; "de" and "da".
Biography
*Últimas Gerações de Entre-Douro e Minho, José de Sousa Machado, editora J. A. Telles da Sylva (Ano: 1931. Ano da Edição: 1989)
*Notícias Históricas de Portugal e Brasil 1751-1800, Manuel Lopes de Almeida, Coimbra Editora 1964
*Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, Tomo XXI, 1858
*Os Generais do Exército Português, Volume II Tomo I, Coronel António José Pereira da Costa, Biblioteca do Exército, Lisboa 2005
*Nobiliário das Famílias de Portugal, Felgueiras Gayo, editora Carvalhos de Basto, 2ª Edição, Braga 1989
External links
Genealogy Project Geneall
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1773 births
1859 deaths
Portuguese colonial governors and administrators
Portuguese generals
18th-century Portuguese people
19th-century Portuguese military personnel
People from Ponte de Lima