Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu

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Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Visconde de Abaeté (1861)

Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Visconde de Abaeté (born September 22, 1798 in Lisbon , † September 14, 1883 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a politician in the Brazilian Empire , who was, among other things, First Minister and Foreign Minister several times . He was also Senator of the Brazilian Empire from 1848 until his death and President of the Senate between 1861 and 1873.

Life

After attending the São José seminar in Rio de Janeiro, Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu studied law at the University of Coimbra , founded in 1290 , and graduated in 1820. He was then sent to São João del-Rei in what is now the state of Minas Gerais as a judge . In the mid-1820s he began his political career as a member of the Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) , to which he belonged between 1826 and 1841 and whose president he succeeded José Martiniano Pereira de Alencar for the first time from May 1832 until his replacement by Bento de Oliveira Braga was May 1834. At the same time he acted as the successor to José de Araújo Ribeiro between November 5, 1833 and March 31, 1834 as President of Minas Gerais.

He then took over the post of First Minister (Ministro e Secretário de Estado dos Negócios do Império) from Joaquim Vieira da Silva e Sousa for the first time on October 14, 1835 and held this position until his replacement by José Inácio Borges on February 5, 1836. At the same time he acted in this cabinet as Minister of Justice (Ministro da Justiça) . As the successor to José Inácio Borges, he was again First Minister between June 7 and September 29, 1836 and was then replaced by Gustavo Adolfo de Aguilar Pantoja . During this time he also took over the post of Foreign Minister (Ministro das Relações Exteriores) for the first time . On March 18, 1837, he replaced Manuel da Fonseca de Lima e Silva again as First Minister and this time held the office until May 16, 1837, whereupon Manuel Alves Branco succeeded him. In this he was again foreign minister.

Abreu acted again as Minister of Justice between July 24, 1840 and March 23, 1841. In January 1845 he replaced Manuel Inácio Cavalcanti de Lacerda as President of the Chamber of Deputies and remained in this position until he was replaced by José Joaquim Fernandes Torres in June 1845. He then held the offices again from May 26, 1845 to May 2, 1846 as Foreign Minister and again between September 29, 1845 and May 2, 1846 as Minister of Justice. At the same time he was again a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1845 to 1847. He was foreign minister again from March 8 to May 31, 1848 and also held the office of finance minister (Ministro da Fazenda) between March 8 and May 14, 1848 .

In the seventh legislative period, Abreu became a senator of the Brazilian Empire for the first time in 1848 and was a member of the Senate until his death in the 18th legislative period in 1883. Between September 6, 1853 and June 14, 1855, he again held the post of Foreign Minister and at the same time was again Minister of Finance for a short time from January 12 to 27, 1855. During this time he was raised to the nobility on September 2, 1854 as Visconde de Abaeté .

As the successor to Pedro de Araújo Lima , Abreu became President of the Council of Ministers (Presidente do Conselho de Ministros) on January 2, 1858 and held this office as Prime Minister until August 10, 1859, whereupon Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz was his successor. In his cabinet he also took over the office of Minister of the Navy (Ministro da Marinha) . Most recently, he succeeded Manuel Inácio Cavalcanti de Lacerda as President of the Senate in 1861 and held this position until his replacement by José Joaquim Fernandes Torres in 1873.

For his services he was also awarded the Imperial Order of the Cross (Ordem Imperial do Cruzeiro) , the Order of Christ (Ordem de Cristo) and the Order of Our Lady (Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa) .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brazil: Principal ministers ("Ministro e Secretário de Estado dos Negócios do Império")
  2. ↑ Brazil: Foreign Ministers
  3. ^ Brazil: Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
personal data
SURNAME Abreu, Antônio Paulino Limpo de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abreu, Antônio Paulino Limpo de, Visconde de Abaeté (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Lisbon
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1883
Place of death Rio de Janeiro