1900 in Portugal

The following are the events that occurred in the year 1900 in Portugal.

← 1899 1898 1897 1900 in Portugal → 1901 1902 1903
Centuries:	17th 18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	List of years in Portugal

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles I
• Prime Minister: José Luciano de Castro until 26 July, followed by Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro

Events

• 28 May – A solar eclipse occurs with the path of totality crossing north-central Portugal.[1]
• 26 July – Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro takes over as Prime Minister after José Luciano de Castro
• 25 November – Portuguese legislative election, 1900.[2]
• The Lousal mine opened

Deaths

António de Serpa Pimentel

• 2 March – António de Serpa Pimentel, Prime Minister of Portugal (1890) (b. 1825).[3]

References

1. Carolino, Luis Miguel; Simões, Ana (2012). "The Eclipse, the Astronomer and his Audience: Frederico Oom and the Total Solar Eclipse of 28 May 1900 in Portugal". Annals of Science. 69 (2): 215–238. doi:10.1080/00033790.2011.601278. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
2. "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
3. "Morte do Conselheiro d'Estado Antonio de Serpa Pimentel" (PDF). Diario Illustrado (in Portuguese). 9 (960). 3 March 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 20 June 2020.