Preceded by António Pusich | Nationality Portuguese | |
Succeeded by Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos Died 8 August 1842, Lisbon, Portugal | ||
João da Mata Chapuzet (1777–8 August 1842) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military architect.
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Biography
He was born in the parish (now neighbourhood) of Lapa in Lisbon, he was posted as second lieutenant of engineers and brought troops that moved the Portuguese court to Brazil in 1807, he headed to Rio de Janeiro in 1808. He returned to Europe to fight in the Peninsular War against the Napoleonic occupation of the country and was later knighted.
In 1816, he was promoted to major post as colonel tennant, served under the General Magister Barracks - head of the Great State of the Portuguese Army.
In 1821, he commanded Forte de São Julião da Barra, the largest Portuguese sea fortification.
He was nominated the 67th colonial governor of Cape Verde by John VI of Portugal, he succeeded António Pusich on May 8, 1822, months after a riot led by Manuel António Martins. He was an engineer and military architect and he was the person who underwent large modernization of the city of Praia, capital of the archipelago. Also in the same time, his son-in-law, lieutenant Ludgero José Villet as his aide-de-camp. He was succeeded by Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos in around September 1826.
His last position was the governor of the beach fort of Elvas west of Alentejo, one of the most important in the kingdom and ran between 1838 and 1840.
He was author of several upgrades in some forts including Forte de São Bruno de Caxias and Forte do Guincho.
Honors
A small street is named for him in the Plateau of Praia, the city center, it starts at Rua Serpa Pinto and ends at Avenida Amílcar Cabral, it is two streets north of Praça Alexandre Albuquerque and is nearly 100 meters long and is narrow and is fit for a lane, it is also one way. It is one of a few streets that are still named after Portuguese figures especially colonial governors today.