Manuel Joaquim de Matos Góis

Manuel Joaquim de Matos Góis (* 1781 in Goa , † April 14, 1832 in Dili , Portuguese Timor ) was a Portuguese nobleman ( Fidalgo da Casa Real ) and colonial administrator.

service

From 1821, Matos was governor of Portuguese Timor with the rank of frigate captain (nominated in 1820). During his tenure he had the colony searched for gold, copper, saltpeter and other mineral resources. In 1832 he died in the colonial capital Dili. A Conselho Governativo took over the administration of the colony until the successor of Matos arrived, but Miguel da Silveira Lorena also died shortly after arriving.

family

Matos's parents were Cipriano José de Matos e Góis and Maria Rita Freire de Castro da Cunha de Eça . He was married to Genoveva Ludovina Mourão Garcez Palha , with whom he had a daughter: Maria Antónia de Matos e Goes .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ geneall.net
2. ↑ AHU online Documentação Manuscrita: Requerimentos de Manuel Joaquim de Matos Góis  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Alfred Russel Wallace: The Malay Archipelago ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2010 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. 
4. ↑ 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 has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 805 kB) 

predecessor	Office	successor
José Pinto Alcoforado de Azevedo e Sousa	Governor of Portuguese Timor 1821–1832	Miguel da Silveira Lorena