1855 in Portugal explained

Events in the year 1855 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Peter V
• Prime Minister: João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha

Arts and entertainment

• O Pobre Rabequista (The Poor Rabeca Player), oil painting by José Rodrigues

Sports

• Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club founded

Births

• 14 February  - João Franco, politician (d. 1929)
• 13 March  - António Osório Sarmento de Figueiredo Jr., nobleman, jurist, politician and magistrate. (d. 1935)
• 23 September – Abel Botelho, diplomat, writer and military officer (d. 1917).^[1]

Full date missing

• Amélia dos Santos Costa Cardia, physician (d. 1938).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abel Botelho . pt . Projecto Vercial . 2 July 2018 .
2. Web site: Amélia dos Santos Costa Cardia (1855-1938) . leme.pt . 2 July 2018 .