Castelo Branco (Eduardo Ernesto de)
Funchal-born artillery general (1840–1905) who founded the Artillery Museum in Lisbon and wrote its catalogue.
He was born in Funchal on 17 March 1840 and died in Lisbon on 4 February 1905, the son of Rear-Admiral Joaquim Pedro de Castelo Branco. He enlisted in 1857, served in the artillery and rose to the rank of general. His great achievement was the founding of the Artillery Museum, to which he devoted all the energy of his mind, raising it to the level of similar institutions elsewhere in Europe. To this end he worked tirelessly and even spent considerable sums from his own pocket when the public treasury grew miserly towards the improvements he considered indispensable. He wrote the Catalogo do Museu de Artilharia de Lisboa.
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- Funchal
Birthplace of the subject.
The capital of the archipelago and seat of the principal captaincy, where settlement began; it was made a vila c.1451–52. Its bay, the widest in the archipelago, lies between Ponta do Garajau and Ponta da Cruz and offers sheltered anchorage, though its harbour had never been studied oceanographically. The Elucidário discusses it as a health resort with climate data and records the January 1906 disturbances, the Danish prince's visit in May 1846 and recent volcanic cones in the area.
- Lisbon
Portugal. Place of death and site of the Artillery Museum.
The Portuguese capital, seat of the Relação court and of the Misericórdia whose privileges and statutes were extended to Funchal. Henrique Franco de Sousa studied at its Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and Luiz José Baiardo moved there in 1821.
People
People mentioned · 02- Eduardo Ernesto de Castelo Branco1840–1905
Madeiran-born artillery general who founded the Artillery Museum in Lisbon, partly at his own expense.
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Rear admiral and father of Eduardo Ernesto de Castelo Branco.