Events in the year 1886 in Portugal.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Luís I
- President of the Council of Ministers: Fontes Pereira de Melo (until 20 February), José Luciano de Castro (from 20 February)[1]
Events
- 12 May - Angola is incorporated as a colony.
- 19 May - Creation of the Duke of Albuquerque title.
- Homosexuality is criminalized.
- Completion of the Monument to the Restorers, in Restauradores Square, Lisbon.
Births
- 29 January - Henrique de Sommer, industrialist (died 1944)
- 14 February - Luís Wittnich Carrisso, botanist (died 1937)
- 3 March - António Silva, actor (died 1971)
Deaths
- 19 July - Cesário Verde, poet (born 1855)
See also
References
- ^ de Oliveira Marques, A.H. (March 1986). História de Portugal Volume III (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Palas Editores. p. 610.
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