Article Nº 0455 Official, magistrate or diplomat Vol. I · p. 256

Barros Gomes (Henrique de)

Official, magistrate or diplomat
Foreign visitor or author on Madeira

Director of the Bank of Portugal who stayed in Funchal in 1878 following the bankruptcy of the bank's local agent.

He stayed in Funchal from 8 July to 2 September 1878 as Director of the Bank of Portugal, following the bankruptcy of João José Rodrigues Leitão, the bank’s agent on this island. (See Banks.)

People mentioned

Henrique de Barros Gomes
João Leitão

Places mentioned

Funchal

Chronology

1878–2 September 1878 João José Rodrigues Leitão, agent of the Banco de Portugal, went bankrupt; director Henrique de Barros Gomes stayed in Funchal from 8 July to 2 September, and the agency passed to Tomás António Gomes on 15 July.

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