José Manuel Pereira de Almeida

José Manuel Pereira de Almeida was a Portuguese officer and colonial administrator. From 1863 to 1864 he was a capitão governor of Portuguese Timor .

Service on Timor

Under Almeida, the fortifications of the fortress were expanded in the colonial capital of Dili , barracks were built for soldiers and officers and the governor's seat was expanded. The mission school was built in Lahane and the bridge and road between Lahane and Dili were completed.

In June 1863, Almeida put down a revolt of the Makasae of Laga . The village was burned, while the rebel leader of laclo captured, the rebellion of 1861 had led.

Since there were repeated delays in the payment of wages due to a lack of cash and Almeida cultivated a dictatorial style of leadership, European and Timorese soldiers from the Batalhão Defensor rebelled against the inner circle of officials from Goa . An Indian and the Capitão China were killed and the Indians expelled to Batugade . Almeida had to flee the colony. Until the arrival of the new governor José Eduardo da Costa Meneses (1864 to 1865), a Conselho Governativo led the administration of the colony for two months . Meneses had no choice but to take out a loan from his Dutch neighbors for the missing pay .

See also

• History of East Timor

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Monika Schlicher: Portugal in East Timor. A critical study of the Portuguese colonial history in East Timor from 1850 to 1912 , Aberag, Hamburg 1996, ISBN 3-934376-08-8
2. ^ Geoffrey C. Gunn: Historical Dictionary of East Timor
3. ↑ ^{a b} Geoffrey C. Gunn: History of Timor , Technical University of Lisbon ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 824 kB) 

predecessor	Office	successor
Afonso de Castro	Governor of Portuguese Timor 1863–1864	José Eduardo da Costa Meneses