MACAU / AO-MEN
See also ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY IN MACAU 1848 - 1945
PORTUGUESE DEPENDENCY OF MACAU
In 1557 the Portuguese, who were trading on the coasts of Southern China since 1513, established a first permanent settlement at the port of Amagao (= Macau) which was later unformally tolerated by the Chinese government in exchange for an annual tribute. The settlement was dependent of the Vice Roy of Portuguese India until 1844, when it became a separate dependency. In 1845 Portugal expelled the last Chinese officials and soldiers and in 1887 China formally ceded the settlement to Portugal. (1) (1) Macau, now a colony, comprized : - the city of Macau (full name since 1640 : Cidade do São Nome de Deus de Macau, Não Há Outra Mais Leal - City of the name of God, ,Macau, There is None More Loyal). - the islands of Coloane (Chin. : Luhuan - since 1864) and Taipa (Chin. : Dangzai - since 1851). - the island of Ilha Verde (Chin. : Qingzhou) since 1890. - the eastern part of the island of Timor from 1844 to 1896. Taking advantage of the Japanese invasion of China, Portugal in 1938 also occupied two other islands - Lapa and Montanha - which it had claimed for many years. Both were however taken by the Japanese during WWII and returned to the allied Wang Jingwei regime. ____________________________________________________________________________PORTUGUESE CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS
Governors Governadores (Until 1902 the governor also was the Portuguese Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Chinese Imperial Court - Not all military ranks could be traced) 1868 - 1872 Adm. António Sérgio de Sousa 1872 - 1874 Januário Correia de Almeida, visconde de São Januário 1874 - 1876 José Maria Lôbo de Ávila 1876 - 1879 Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva 1879 - 1883 Col. Joaquim José da Graça 1883 - 1886 Maj. Tomás de Sousa Rósa 1886 - 1888 Firmino José da Costa 1889 - 1890 Francisco Teixeira da Silva 1890 - 1894 Capt. Custódio Miguel de Borja 1894 - 1897 Capt. José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa 1897 - 1900 Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo 1900 (Council of Government) 1900 - 1902 Capt. José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa (2x) 1902 - 1903 Arnaldo Novais Guedes Rebelo 1903 - 1904 (Council of Government) 1904 - 1907 Capt. Martinho Pinto de Quierós Montenegro 1907 - 1908 Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho 1908 - 1909 Capt. José Augusto Alves Roçadas 1909 - 1910 Capt. Eduardo Augusto Marquês 1910 - 1912 Álvaro de Melo Machado* 1912 - 1914 Maj. Aníbal Augusto Sanches de Miranda* 1914 - 1916 José Carlos da Maia 1916 - 1917 -Manuel Ferreira da Rocha -Fernando Augusto Vieira de Matos 1917 - 1918 (Council of Government) 1918 - 1919 Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa 1919 - 1922 Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva 1922 - 1923 Luis Antonio de Magalhães Correia* 1923 - 1924 Rodrigo José Rodrigues 1924 - 1925 Joaquim Augusto dos Santos* 1925 - 1926 Manuel Firmino de Almeida Maia Magalhães 1926 Hugo Lacerda Castelo Branco* 1926 - 1929 Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa (2x) 1929 - 1931 João Pereira de Magalhães* 1931 Joaquim Anselmo da Mata e Oliveira 1931 - 1932 João Pereira de Magalhães* (2x) 1932 - 1935 Antonio José Bernardes de Miranda 1935 - 1936 João Pereira Barbosa 1936 - 1937 Antonio Joaquim Ferreira da Silva Júnior 1937 João Pinto Crisóstomo 1937 - 1940 Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa (3x) 1... - 1940 1940 José Rodrigues Moutinho* 1940 - 1946 Capt. Gabriel Maurício Teixeira (2) (2) Although there was a strong pressure from the Japanese (Japanese troops entered the colony several times, the Japanese controlled the access of people and goods to the territory, ...) governor Teixeira was able to maintain Macau's neutrality and to avoid a real enemy occupation during WWII. Japanese Consul in Macau (formally in charge of the contacts with the Portuguese governor) 194. - 1945 Fukui Yasumitsu 1... - 1945
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