Events in the year 1869 in Portugal.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis I
- Prime Ministers: Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira (until 11 August); Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé (starting 11 August)
Events
- 27 February – King Louis signs a decree of the government, chaired by the Marquis Sá da Bandeira, abolishing slavery in all Portuguese territories.
Births
- 18 October – José Marques da Silva, architect (died 1947)[1]
- 24 November – Óscar Carmona, president (died 1951)
Deaths
- 30 September – Francisco Luís Gomes, physician, writer, historian, economist, political scientist and MP (born 1829)[2]
References
- ^ CARDOSO, António O Arquitecto José Marques da Silva e a arquitectura no Norte do País na primeira metade do séc. XX, 2.ª edição, Porto, Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, 1997, 793 pp.
- ^ Vaz, J. Clement (1997). Profiles of eminent Goans, past and present. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7022-619-2. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
