José Guedes Brandão de Melo

José Guedes Brandão de Melo
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
4 February 1890 – 5 September 1893
Preceded byAugusto César Cardoso de Carvalho
Succeeded byAlexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto
Personal details
Born(1846-10-30)30 October 1846
Massarelos, Porto
Died23 September 1919(1919-09-23) (aged 72)

José Guedes Brandão de Melo (30 October 1846[1] – 23 September 1919) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military officer. He was a son of Francisco Brandão de Melo Cogominho and Maria da Natividade Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, who was a sister of José and Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses. He was governor general of Cape Verde from 4 February 1890 until 5 September 1893.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Albano da Silveira Pinto (1883). "Resenha das Familias Titulares e Grandes de Portugal - Tomo I". p. 486-489.
  2. ^ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.