Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque

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With his wife, 1898
With his wife, 1898

‎Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque (1855-1902) was a Portuguese soldier. He captured Gungunhana in Chaimite (1895) and "pacified" Mozambique. He was a grandson of Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque.

Highly respected in Portuguese society of the 19th and 20th centuries, he was seen as the hope and symbol of Portuguese reaction to threats against Portuguese interests in Africa from the more powerful northern European empires, such as Great Britain.

He married his cousin Maria José Mascarenhas de Mendonça Gaivão, without issue.

He was governor of Gaza Province and Mozambique until 1898 when he returned to Portugal.

He was the instructor of Crown Prince Luís Filipe.

He allegedly committed suicide in 1902 (some sources claim he was killed).

Facade of his house in Lisbon
Facade of his house in Lisbon


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