Abel Fontoura da Costa (9 December 1869 – 7 December 1940) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, a military officer, a politician and a scientist.[1]
Abel Fontoura da Costa | |
|---|---|
 Fontoura da Costa, c. 1923 | |
| Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
| In office 11 September 1915 – 9 March 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquim Pedro Vieira Judice Bicker |
| Succeeded by | Teófilo Duarte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1869 Alpiarça |
| Died | 7 December 1940 São Pedro do Estoril, Cascais |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
He attended the Royal Military College and enlisted into the Navy in 1887. His highest rank was Captain. In 1901, he took part in a commission that marked the boundary between Portuguese Angola and Congo Free State.[2][1] He was governor of Cape Verde from 11 September 1915 until 9 March 1918.[3] He was Minister of Agriculture in 1923, in the government of António Maria da Silva.[4] He was the director of the Escola Náutica from 1936 to 1939.[2]
He received the following decorations:[5]
- Commander of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (11 March 1919)
- Grand Officer of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (19 October 1920)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Abel Fontoura da Costa, Leonor Lopes, Arquivo Distrital de Santarém
- ^ a b "Fontoura da Costa - Hydrographic Institute". hidrografico.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ^ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
- ^ Governo de António Maria da Silva (1922-1923), politipedia.pt
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 7 November 2018., search result for "Abel Fontoura da Costa"