Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva (8 December 1878 – 2 November 1935), often referred to as Henrique Paço d'Arcos, was a Portuguese statesman, navy officer and colonial administrator.
Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva | |||||||||||
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| Governor of Macau | |||||||||||
| In office 23 August 1919 – 5 January 1923 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo José Rodrigues | ||||||||||
| Minister of the Colonies | |||||||||||
| In office 16 February 1925 – 1 July 1925 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | António de Paiva Gomes | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Filemon de Almeida | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1878 Macau, Portugal | ||||||||||
| Died | 2 November 1935 (aged 56) Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 施利華 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 施利华 | ||||||||||
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Biography edit
Henrique Paço d'Arcos was a son of Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva. He served as Governor of Macau from 23 August 1919 to 5 January 1923.[1] During his tenure, he showed great diplomatic talent in his relationship with the Chinese government.[2] Later, he served as Minister of the Colonies in Guimarães cabinet from 16 February to 1 July 1925.[3]
Henrique was also father of writer Joaquim Paço d'Arcos[4] and Henrique Belford Correia da Silva (2nd Count of Paço de Arcos).
Honours edit
- Knight of Order of the Tower and Sword
- Distinguished Service Order
- Commander of Military Order of Aviz (11 March 1910)[5]
Work edit
References edit
- ^ "澳門百科全書 附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ Fonte da Vila: Notícia necrológica (in Portuguese).
- ^ Governo de Vitorino Guimarães (in Portuguese).
- ^ Politipédia: Nota biográfica (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
Search results for "Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva"
- ^ Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva, Memórias de Guerra no Mar. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, 1931.
- ^ Listagem de publicações na Memória de África (in Portuguese).