Bernardo António da Costa de Sousa de Macedo
Portuguese colonial administrator, Vice-Admiral and politician
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Bernardo António da Costa de Sousa de Macedo (16 September 1863 – 16 June 1947)[1] was a Portuguese colonial administrator, a Vice-Admiral and a politician. He was a son of Luís António da Costa de Sousa de Macedo e Albuquerque, Count of Mesquitela, and Mariana Carolina da Mota e Silva.[1] He was married to Maria Adelaide Pinto Barbosa Cardoso.[1]
Preceded byAmâncio Alpoim de Cerqueira Borges Cabral
Succeeded byMartinho Pinto de Queirós
Born16 September 1863
Anjos, Lisbon
Died16 June 1947 (aged 83)
Lisbon
Bernardo António da Costa de Macedo | |
|---|---|
| Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
| In office 28 August 1907 – 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Amâncio Alpoim de Cerqueira Borges Cabral |
| Succeeded by | Martinho Pinto de Queirós |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1863 Anjos, Lisbon |
| Died | 16 June 1947 (aged 83) Lisbon |
He was governor general of Cape Verde from 28 August 1907 until 1909.[2] He received the following decorations:[3]
- Grand Officer of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (11 March 1919)
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (19 October 1920)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Christ of Portugal (22 October 1930)