Isidoro Francisco Guimarães
Portuguese colonial administrator
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Isidoro Francisco Guimarães, 1st viscount of Praia Grande de Macau (19 April 1808 – 17 January 1883),[1] was a Portuguese colonial administrator who served as the governor of Macau from 1851 to 1863.[2] During his term, the gambling business in Macau was legalized in an attempt to generate revenues for the government.[3][4]
Preceded byFrancisco António Gonçalves Cardoso
Succeeded byJosé Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral
Died17 January 1883 (aged 74)
Lisbon, Portugal
Isidoro Francisco Guimarães | |||||||||||
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| 84th Governor of Macau | |||||||||||
| In office 19 November 1851 – 22 June 1863 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Francisco António Gonçalves Cardoso | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral | ||||||||||
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| Born | 19 April 1808 | ||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 1883 (aged 74) Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 基瑪良士 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 基玛良士 | ||||||||||
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