Carlos Borromeu Duarte

Dom Carlos Borromeu Duarte (* in Deribate , Hatulia , Portuguese Timor ; † 1945 in Portuguese Timor) was a Liurai , a ruler on the island of Timor .

Career

Carlos was born the son of Dom José, the Liurais of Deribate in today's Hatulia , and his wife Dona Humbelina Duarte. When Dom Januário, the Liurai of Alas, died as one of the rebels in the Manufahi rebellion (1911/1912) , the Portuguese colonial rulers and nobles of Alas installed Carlos as the new ruler. Carlos was studying at the Colégio in Soibada , where the nobles selected him as the new Liurai. Once in Alas, Carlos was also accepted by the other dignitaries of the empire.

When Carlos came to power in Alas, he founded a new dynasty. He married Engracia Doutel Sarmento, daughter and heiress of Afonso Hornai Soares de Perreira, Liurai of Bibissuço . This too was one of the fallen insurgents. The marriage has three children: Catarina Doutel Sarmento Borromeu Duarte, José Borromeu Duarte and Alexandrino Borromeo .

At the same time, Carlos married Maria Sequeira Carvalho Borromeu Duarte according to the Catholic rite. This marriage remained childless. Carlos also received permission from the nobles to live with Maria Doutel Sarmento, another daughter of Afonso von Bibissuço and half-sister of Engracia. This relationship resulted in two daughters: Celeste Borromeu Duarte and Maria Virgínia Borromeu Duarte.

A mill, school and church were built during the reign of Carlos. Carlos worked as a sculptor. The statues he created and for which he received recognition from the colonial rulers did not survive the Japanese occupation of Timor in World War II .

In 1945, on an accusation by a Timorese that Carlos was collaborating with the Australians , the Japanese attempted to capture him. When that failed, his wives and children were taken hostage. Carlos surrendered and was beaten to death by the Japanese. A rope was put around the body's neck, attached to a horse, and the body dragged from Betano to Alas , where Carlos was buried.

His widow Maria Borromeu Duarte took over the rule until January 1952, Januário da Costa Franco, great-great-nephew of Dom Carlos and administrative clerk in Maubisse , became the new Liurai. José Borromeu Duarte, the son of Dom Carlos, followed in 1974 as Liurai.

Web links

• Document honoring Carlos Borromeu Duarte on February 10, 1934 (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} História do Reino de Alas: Família Real do Reino de Alas , June 19, 2012 , accessed on December 21, 2018.
2. ^ ^{A b} Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo : Os antigos reinos de Timor-Leste (Reys de Lorosay e Reys de Lorotoba, Coronéis e Datos) , pp. 83-6, Tipografia Diocesana Baucau 2011.
3. ↑ Geoffrey C. Gunn: History of Timor ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Lisbon Technical University (PDF file; 805 kB)