1869 in Portugal explained

Events in the year 1869 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Louis I

• Prime Ministers

Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira (until 11 August); Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé (starting 11 August)

Events

• 27 February  - King Louis signs a decree of the government, chaired by the Marquis Sá da Bandeira, abolishing slavery in all Portuguese territories.

Births

• 18 October  - José Marques da Silva, architect (died 1947)^[1]
• 24 November  - Óscar Carmona, president (died 1951)

Deaths

• 30 September  - Francisco Luís Gomes, physician, writer, historian, economist, political scientist and MP (born 1829)^[2]

Notes and References

1. CARDOSO, António O Arquitecto José Marques da Silva e a arquitectura no Norte do País na primeira metade do séc. XX, 2.ª edição, Porto, Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, 1997, 793 pp.
2. Book: Vaz , J. Clement . 1997. Profiles of eminent Goans, past and present. Concept Publishing Company. 978-81-7022-619-2. 3 May 2011.