Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva
Governor of Macau
In office
23 August 1919 – 5 January 1923
Preceded byArtur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa
Succeeded byRodrigo José Rodrigues
Minister of the Colonies
In office
16 February 1925 – 1 July 1925
Preceded byAntónio de Paiva Gomes
Succeeded byFilemon de Almeida
Personal details
Born(1878-12-08)8 December 1878
Macau, Portugal
Died2 November 1935(1935-11-02) (aged 56)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese施利華
Simplified Chinese施利华

Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva (8 December 1878 – 2 November 1935), often referred to as Henrique Paço d'Arcos, was a Portuguese statesman, navy officer and colonial administrator.

Biography

Henrique Paço d'Arcos was a son of Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva. He served as Governor of Macau from 23 August 1919 to 5 January 1923.[1] During his tenure, he showed great diplomatic talent in his relationship with the Chinese government.[2] Later, he served as Minister of the Colonies in Guimarães cabinet from 16 February to 1 July 1925.[3]

Henrique was also father of writer Joaquim Paço d'Arcos[4] and Henrique Belford Correia da Silva (2nd Count of Paço de Arcos).

Honours

Work

  • Memórias de Guerra no Mar[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "澳門百科全書 附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. ↑ Fonte da Vila: Notícia necrológica (in Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Governo de Vitorino Guimarães (in Portuguese).
  4. ↑ Politipédia: Nota biográfica (in Portuguese).
  5. ↑ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2014-07-20. Search results for "Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva"
  6. ↑ Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva, Memórias de Guerra no Mar. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, 1931.
  7. ↑ Listagem de publicações na Memória de África (in Portuguese).
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