Inácio Henrique Gouveia | |
Office: | President (governor) of Espirito Santo (interventor) |
Term Start: | 8 December 1891 |
Term End: | 3 May 1892 |
Predecessor: | Alfeu Adolfo Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida |
Successor: | José de Melo Carvalho Muniz Freire |
Birth Name: | Inácio Henrique da Costa Gouveia |
Birth Date: | 3 May 1839 |
Birth Place: | Paraíba, Kingdom of Brazil |
Death Place: | Paraíba, Empire of Brazil |
Inácio Henrique da Costa Gouveia (3 May 1839 – 5 June 1908) was a Brazilian military leader.
He participated in a governing junta (also including Graciano dos Santos Neves and Galdino Teixeira de Barros Loreto, in control of the state of Espírito Santo from 8 December 1891, to 3 May 1892. In 1897, he took part in the assault on the rebellious community of Canudos, which was completely destroyed by the Brazilian army.[1]