João da Mata Chapuzet
João da Mata Chapuzet (1777 – 8 August 1842) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military architect.[2] He was colonial governor of Cape Verde, succeeding António Pusich on 16 January 1823. He was succeeded as governor by Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos on 13 December 1826.[3] Governor Chapuzet initiated the modernisation of the city of Praia.[4]
João da Mata Chapuzet[1] | |
|---|---|
| Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
| In office 16 January 1823 – 13 December 1826 | |
| Preceded by | António Pusich |
| Succeeded by | Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1777 Lisbon |
| Died | 8 August 1842 (age 65) Lisbon |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
Notes
- Diário do governo, Edições 1-153 (in Portuguese). 1821. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- Diccionário bibliográphico portuguez: estudos. Imprensa Nacional. 1859. p. 416.
Chapuzet, João da Mata.
- "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
- Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 315
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