José Relvas
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José Relvas | |
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| Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 27 January 1919 – 30 March 1919 | |
| President | João do Canto e Castro |
| Preceded by | João Tamagnini Barbosa |
| Succeeded by | Domingos Pereira |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 27 January 1919 – 30 March 1919 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | João Tamagnini Barbosa |
| Succeeded by | Domingos Pereira |
| Ambassador of Portugal to Spain | |
| In office 19 October 1911 – 13 January 1914 | |
| Nominated by | Manuel de Arriaga |
| Preceded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
| Succeeded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 12 October 1910 – 3 September 1911 | |
| Prime Minister | Provisional Government |
| Preceded by | Anselmo de Andrade |
| Succeeded by | Duarte Leite |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1858 Golegã, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 31 October 1929 (aged 71) Alpiarça, Portuguese Republic |
| Political party | Portuguese Republican (later Democratic) |
| Spouse | Eugénia de Loureiro Queirós Couto Leitão |
| Children | Carlos, João, Maria Luísa |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Land owner |
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José Maria de Mascarenhas Relvas de Campos (Golegã, Golegã, 5 March 1858 – Alpiarça, Casa dos Patudos, 31 October 1929; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈʁɛlvɐʃ], was a Portuguese politician and Prime Minister of Portugal.
Personal life
[edit]Jose was married to Eugénia de Loureiro Queirós Couto Leitão. He had three children: Carlos, João and Maria Luísa.
Political career
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An historic republican, he proclaimed the republic from the balcony of the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon, on 5 October 1910. He was the second Minister of Finance during the provisional government led by Teófilo Braga, from 12 October 1910 to 3 September 1911.
After that, he served as ambassador of Portugal in Madrid, from 1911 to 1914. He was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), from 27 January to 30 March 1919, in one of the many short-lived governments of the Portuguese First Republic.[1] His house in Alpiarça is now a museum, the Casa dos Patudos, where his art collection is exhibited, which consists of over 13,000 glass negatives.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Wheeler, Douglas L. (1998-08-10). Republican Portugal: A Political History, 1910-1926. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0-299-07454-8.
- ^ Ellingham, Mark; Fisher, John; Kenyon, Graham (2002). The Rough Guide to Portugal. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-877-2.
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