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'''Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho''' was a noble, colonial administrator, 6th Captain-General of the Azores, field marshall and master of the House of Balsemão and Ferreiros de Tendais.
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'''Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho''' was a noble, colonial administrator, 6th Captain-General of the Azores, field Marshall and master of the House of Balsemão and Ferreiros de Tendais.


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He was nominated to the post of Captain-General on 15 December 1809, and disembarked in Angra do Heroísmo on 7 September 1810, taking-up his post on two days later.<div>He governed in the position until 14 May 1817.</div>


==Biography==
During his governorship, the military road of Praia (Angra-Praia) and the new battery installed in the Fort of [[Fort of Santo António do Monte Brasil|Santo António do Monte Brasil]].
Sousa Coutinho was a virtuous, religious person, generally characterized as polite and stern.<ref name="Bento81">Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.81</ref>



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== References ==
===Captaincy-General===
* FARIA, Manuel Augusto. "Plantas dos Fortes da Ilha Terceira". ''[[Atlantis|Atlântida]]'', vol. LXV, 2000. p. 154-171.
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He was nominated to the post of Captain-General on 15 December 1809, and disembarked in Angra do Heroísmo on 7 September 1810, taking-up his post on two days later.<ref name=Bento81/>

Aires' governorship was linked to the creation of the Military Academy in Angra (by KingJohn VI); the construction of the military road of Praia (Angra-Praia) and the new battery installed in the Fort of [[Fort of Santo António do Monte Brasil]], in addition to the transformation of Ponta Delgada into a free trade zone as a consequence of the Peninsular Wars (and which stopped the construction of a trans-Atlantic port in Vila Franca do Campo).<ref name=Bento81/>

Owing to anomalies created by the Portuguese Corte's stay in Angra, the municipal council of Angra requested that Aires Pinto create a tribunal to investigate.<ref name=Bento81/>


Aires Pinto continued to support many of his predecessor's initiatives to maintain the islands' subsistence, including improving irrigation and potable water from Mosteiros and Ponta Delgada, and the establishment of the Junta de Melhoramento Agrícola.<ref name=Bento81/> But, these failed to stop the revolts and protests caused by the shipment of wheat from Praia.<ref name=Bento81/>

He governed in the position until 14 May 1817.

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==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
* {{citation |first=Carlos Melo |last=Bento |title=História dos Açores: Da descoberta a 1934 |publisher=Câmara Municipal de Ponta Delgada |year=2008 |publisher=Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal |language=Portuguese}}
* {{citation |last=Faria |first=Manuel Augusto |contribution=Plantas dos Fortes da Ilha Terceira |title=Atlântida |volume=LXV |year=2000 |pages=154-171 |language=Portuguese |location=Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal}}

Revision as of 21:57, 5 October 2015

Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho
7th Captain-General of the Azores
In office
9 September 1810 – 14 May 1817
MonarchJohn VI of Portugal
Preceded byMiguel António de Melo
Succeeded byFrancisco António de Araújo e Azevedo
ConstituencyAzores
Personal details
Born
Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho
CitizenshipKingdom of Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
ResidenceAngra do Heroísmo
OccupationGovernor General

Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho was a noble, colonial administrator, 6th Captain-General of the Azores, field Marshall and master of the House of Balsemão and Ferreiros de Tendais.


Biography

Sousa Coutinho was a virtuous, religious person, generally characterized as polite and stern.[1]


Captaincy-General

He was nominated to the post of Captain-General on 15 December 1809, and disembarked in Angra do Heroísmo on 7 September 1810, taking-up his post on two days later.[1]

Aires' governorship was linked to the creation of the Military Academy in Angra (by KingJohn VI); the construction of the military road of Praia (Angra-Praia) and the new battery installed in the Fort of Fort of Santo António do Monte Brasil, in addition to the transformation of Ponta Delgada into a free trade zone as a consequence of the Peninsular Wars (and which stopped the construction of a trans-Atlantic port in Vila Franca do Campo).[1]

Owing to anomalies created by the Portuguese Corte's stay in Angra, the municipal council of Angra requested that Aires Pinto create a tribunal to investigate.[1]


Aires Pinto continued to support many of his predecessor's initiatives to maintain the islands' subsistence, including improving irrigation and potable water from Mosteiros and Ponta Delgada, and the establishment of the Junta de Melhoramento Agrícola.[1] But, these failed to stop the revolts and protests caused by the shipment of wheat from Praia.[1]

He governed in the position until 14 May 1817.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.81

Sources

  • Bento, Carlos Melo (2008), História dos Açores: Da descoberta a 1934 (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal
  • Faria, Manuel Augusto (2000), "Plantas dos Fortes da Ilha Terceira", Atlântida (in Portuguese), vol. LXV, Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal, pp. 154–171{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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