Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque

Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque (12 November 1855 – 8 January 1902) was a Portuguese cavalry officer. He captured Gungunhana in Chaimite (1895) and was governor-general of Mozambique. He was a grandson of Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque.[1]

Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque
Interim Governor of Portuguese India
In office
1889–1889
MonarchCarlos I of Portugal
Preceded byAugusto César Cardoso de Carvalho
Succeeded byCouncil of Government
Counsellor of Government of Portuguese India
In office
1889–1889
MonarchCarlos I of Portugal
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byVasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses
Governor-General of Portuguese Mozambique
In office
1896–1897
MonarchCarlos I of Portugal
Preceded byJoaquim da Graça Correia e Lança
Succeeded byBaltasar Freire Cabral
Personal details
Born12 November 1855
Batalha, Kingdom of Portugal
Died8 January 1902 (1902-01-09) (aged 46)
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Signature
Military service
AllegiancePortuguese Empire
Branch/serviceArmy
RankLieutenant-coronel

Mouzinho de Albuquerque was born in Batalha, and died in Lisbon.

Career
Mouzinho de Albuquerque in 1897
With his wife, 1898

Having served in India during the 1880s, Mouzinho de Albuquerque was highly respected in Portuguese society of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was seen as the hope and symbol of Portuguese reaction to threats against Portuguese interests in Africa from other European empires.

He married his cousin Maria José Mascarenhas de Mendonça Gaivão (Lagoa, 23 July 1857 –Lisbon, 2 September 1950), without issue.

He was governor of Gaza Province and Mozambique until 1898 when he returned to Portugal. During his time as governor, Mouzinho served as commander of a cavalry squadron that fought Gungunhane. On 28 December 1895 Mouzinho captured Gungunhane in Chaimite without firing a gunshot.[2]

He was the instructor of Crown Prince Luís Filipe.

He allegedly committed suicide at the entrance of the Jardim das Laranjeiras in Lisbon on 8 January 1902 (some sources claim he was killed).

Honours
Equestrian statue at Maputo's Fortress
Mouzinho de Albuquerque on a Portuguese 20 escudo note issued in the 1940s

He was depicted in a 20 Portuguese escudo note issued in the 1940s.[3]

Memorial

The Rotunda da Boavista, also known as the Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque, honors the soldier.[4]

Works
  • O Exercito nas Colonias Orientais, (Military of the Eastern Colonies) Minerva Commercial, 1893.
  • Relatório sobre a prisão do Gungunhana, Lourenço Marques, Typ. Nacional, 1896.
  • A prisão do Gungunhana (Gungunhana Prison), Lourenço Marques, Typ. Nacional de Sampaio e Carvalho, 1896.
  • Campanha contra o Maguiguana nos territórios de Gaza em 1897 (Campaign Against Maguiguana in the Territories of Gaza (Mozambique) in 1897, 1897.
  • Providências... desde 1 de Dezembro de 1896 até 18 de Novembro de 1897 (Providences.. Since 1 December 1896 to 18 November 1897), Lisbon, Imp. Nacional, 1898.
  • Moçambique 1896-1898 (Mozambique 1896-1898), Lisbon, Manoel Gomes, 1899.
  • Entre mortos, carta inédita de Mouzinho de Albuquerque a sua Alteza o Príncipe Real D. Luis de Bragança, Lisbon, Tip. "A Editora", 1908.
  • Livro das campanhas (Books on Campaigns), Lisbon, Div. de Publicações e Bibliotecas, 1935.
  • Mouzinho de Albuquerque : a renúncia do Comissário Régio, Lourenço Marques, Minerva Central, 1953.
  • Pensamento e acção de Mouzinho em Moçambique : antologia, Lisbon, Gráf. Boa Nova, 1956.

References
  1. Portuguese Noble Annual: 2006", António Luís Cansado de Carvalho de Matos e Silva, Dislivro Histórica, 1st edition, Lisbon, 2006, vol. III, p. 1274
  2. Azevedo, Mario; Emmanuel Nnadozie; Tomé Mbuia-João (2003). Historical dictionary of Mozambique (2nd ed.). Lanham, Md. [u.a.]: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810837927.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "20 Escudos --- Chapa 5 --- Ouro". 2010.
  4. Sofia Baptista (13 May 2013). "Mouzinho de Albuquerque Square". localporto.com/. Local POrto. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

Further reading
  • "Mouzinho de Albuquerque – História e Genealogia" ("Mouzinho de Albuquerque – History and Genealogy"), Fernando de Castro Pereira Mouzinho de Albuquerque e Cunha, Author's Edition, 1st ed., 1971, vol.I, pp. 188–200
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