Alberto Carlos de Liz Teixeira Branquinho

Alberto Carlos de Liz Branquinho Teixeira (* 27. January 1902 in Viseu , Portugal , † 1973 in Portugal) was a Portuguese diplomat, Portuguese Charge d'Affaires in Hungary replacing Ambassador Sampaio Garrido and Jews savior .

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He studied economics and finance in Lisbon and worked in the diplomatic service for Portugal from 1930.

Branquinho initially worked at the embassies in Rio de Janeiro , in Beijing , the consulate in Shanghai , and since 1943 at the embassy in Budapest. Later worked at the embassies in Washington, DC , Jakarta , Paris . Branquinho was envoy for the Dominican Republic in the embassy in Venezuela , from 1956 to 1960 Portuguese ambassador to Venezuela . He also worked at the embassy in Ankara , Baghdad and Tehran . Most recently he was Portugal's ambassador to the Netherlands , and in 1966 he retired.

He received various awards, such as the Order of the Knights of Christ or the Cross of the Red Cross of Portugal .

Rescuing Jews in Hungary

As an employee of the Portuguese ambassador to Hungary, Sampaio Garrido, he initially helped to issue protective passports for Jewish families. After Garrido was dismissed, he became an interim ambassador or business agent for the embassy.

Prime Minister Salazar allowed 500 passports to be issued, mainly to people who were somehow connected to Portugal, Brazil or the colonies. In truth there were around 800 protection passes for individuals and families; He saved the lives of around 400 families and 1,000 to 1,200 people, but in the end it was just a pretext: everyone who inquired at the Portuguese embassy received a passport. In the end, Salazar resignedly agreed to this policy.

Many of the Jews were housed in houses and apartments bought by the embassy, so that Germany and Hungary had no access to the Jews because of the extraterritoriality . On October 29, 1944, he was able to report to Lisbon that the Hungarian government and the German ambassador had agreed to Portugal's policy and that they would leave the embassy alone in future.

Teixeira Branquinho involved the Portuguese Red Cross , which got its own small section in the embassy and diligently helped protect the people.

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SURNAME	Branquinho, Alberto Carlos de Liz Teixeira
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Portuguese diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH	January 27, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Viseu , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH	1973
Place of death	Portugal