João Maria Ferreira do Amaral
Portuguese military officer and politician (1803–1849) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named João Amaral, see João Amaral (disambiguation).
João Maria Ferreira do Amaral (4 March 1803 – 22 August 1849) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. While he was governor of Macau, he was assassinated by several Chinese men, triggering the Battle of Passaleão between Portugal and China.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cirila de Mendonça and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira do Amaral.
Quick Facts 79th Governor of Macau, Monarch ...
João Maria Ferreira do Amaral | |||||||||||
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79th Governor of Macau | |||||||||||
In office 21 April 1846 – 22 August 1849 | |||||||||||
Monarch | Mary II | ||||||||||
Preceded by | José Gregório Pegado | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Government Council | ||||||||||
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Born | 4 March 1803 Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||
Died | 22 August 1849(1849-08-22) (aged 46) Macau, Portugal | ||||||||||
Spouse | Maria Helena de Albuquerque | ||||||||||
Children | Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Joana Teresa de Albuquerque | ||||||||||
Military service | |||||||||||
Allegiance | Portuguese Empire | ||||||||||
Branch/service | Portuguese Navy | ||||||||||
Years of service | 1821–1849 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | War of Independence of Brazil Liberal Wars Revolt of the Faitiões | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 亞馬留 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 亚马留 | ||||||||||
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