António de Albuquerque Coelho explained

António de Albuquerque Coelho
Office:Governor of Macau
Term Start:30 May 1718
Term End:9 September 1719
Predecessor:Francisco de Alarcão Sotto-Maior
Birth Place:Santa Cruz de Macuttá, Maranhão, State of Brazil
Death Place:Madre de Deus, Portuguese India
Nationality:Portuguese

António de Albuquerque Coelho (1682–1745) was the Governor of Macau from 1718 to 1719. In 1722 he was appointed Colonial Governor of Portuguese Timor. He almost did not make it to Macau as the captain of the ship that was to take him to Macau left him in Goa instead.[1] Later, in East Timor, he was besieged by Topasses during his three years of services there.[2]

Notes and References

  1. A Fidalgo in the Far East, 1708-1726: Antonio de Albuquerque Coelho in Macao . 2049788 . 10.2307/2049788 . Boxer . C. R. . The Far Eastern Quarterly . 1946 . 5 . 4 . 387–410 .
  2. http://epress.anu.edu.au/oota/c1.pdf James Fox: Out of the Ashes: Destruction and Reconstruction of East Timor, Australian National University