Hermenegildo Augusto de Brito Capello
Hermenegildo Augusto Carlos de Brito Capello (also Hermenegildo de Brito Capelo; * 1841 in Palmela ; † May 4, 1917 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese officer and Africa explorer and between 1886 and 1891 Governor of Angola .
Live and act
Brito Capello joined the Portuguese Navy in 1858 and was finally appointed captain in 1880 . As early as 1860 he took part in an expedition to the colony of Angola. From 1877 Roberto Ivens was his constant companion on his many journeys through Africa . With this Brito Capello placed himself under the leadership of Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto , who crossed the continent from Angola to Natal between 1877 and 1879 . But the two separated from him in May 1878 in Bihe . They went to the northeast and explored the headwaters of the Kwango in Kioko and followed its course as far as Tembo Aluma at 7 ° 40 'south latitude . There they were forced to turn back to Malansche, but they later made another attempt to advance north and find the fabulous Aquilonda Lake . Instead, they discovered a series of smaller bodies of water in a vast swampy terrain.
On March 11, the two of them set off from Mossamedes on the west coast of Angola on their epoch-making traverse of Africa. In Amboella they crossed the upper reaches of the Kubango and Kuando rivers and reached the Zambezi near Libonta . Here they went up to the mouth of the Kabompo . From here they explored the watershed between the Zambezi and the Lualaha and traversed the southern area of the realm of Msidi . To the south they came again west of Sumbo to the bank of the Zambezi. In May 1885 they arrived at Quelimane on the coast of the Indian Ocean .
Brito Capello was Governor of Angola between 1886 and 1891.
Works
- De Benguella as terras de Jacca . (together with Ivens). Lisbon (1881)
- De Angola à Contra-Costa . Lisbon (1886)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Person encyclopedia Quem é Quem - Portugueses Célebres . 1st edition, Temas & Debates, Lisbon 2009 ( ISBN 978-989-644-047-3 ), page 122
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brito Capello, Hermenegildo Augusto de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brito Capello, Hermenegildo Augusto Carlos de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese officer and Africa explorer and Governor of Angola |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palmela |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1917 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |