Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva

Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva (8 December 1878 – 2 November 1935), often referred to as Henrique Paço d'Arcos, was a Portuguese statesman, navy officer and colonial administrator.

Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva
Governor of Macau
In office
23 August 1919 – 5 January 1923
Preceded byArtur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa
Succeeded byRodrigo José Rodrigues
Minister of the Colonies
In office
16 February 1925 – 1 July 1925
Preceded byAntónio de Paiva Gomes
Succeeded byFilemon de Almeida
Personal details
Born(1878-12-08)8 December 1878
Portuguese Macau
Died2 November 1935(1935-11-02) (aged 56)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese施利華
Simplified Chinese施利华

Henrique Paço d'Arcos was a son of Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva. He served as Governor of Macau from 23 August 1919 to 5 January 1923.[1] During his tenure, he showed great diplomatic talent in his relationship with the Chinese government.[2] Later, he served as Minister of the Colonies in Guimarães cabinet from 16 February to 1 July 1925.[3]

Henrique was also father of writer Joaquim Paço d'Arcos[4] and Henrique Belford Correia da Silva (2nd Count of Paço de Arcos).

Honours

Work
  • Memórias de Guerra no Mar[6][7]

References
  1. "澳門百科全書 附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. Fonte da Vila: Notícia necrológica (in Portuguese).
  3. Governo de Vitorino Guimarães (in Portuguese).
  4. Politipédia: Nota biográfica (in Portuguese).
  5. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2014-07-20. Search results for "Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva"
  6. Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva, Memórias de Guerra no Mar. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, 1931.
  7. Listagem de publicações na Memória de África (in Portuguese).
Political offices
Preceded by
Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa		 Governor of Macau
1919–1923		 Succeeded by
Rodrigo José Rodrigues
Preceded by
António de Paiva Gomes		 Minister of the Colonies
16 February 1925–1 July 1925		 Succeeded by
Filemon de Almeida
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