Article Nº 1399 Donatary, governor or ruler Vol. II · pp. 20–21
Farrobo (Joaquim Pedro Quintela, 2nd Count of)
Original title: Farrobo (Joaquim Pedro Quintela, segundo conde do)
Joaquim Pedro Quintela, 2nd Count of Farrobo (1823–1882), civil governor of Funchal from 1860 for just over a year, remembered for lavish parties at the São Lourenço palace.
He was born in Lisbon on 18 May 1823 and died there on 28 July 1882. He was appointed civil governor of Funchal on 1 February 1860 and took office on the 29th of that month and year. He headed the administration of this district for little more than a year. Local tradition still preserves the memory of the brilliant and lavish parties that the Counts of Farrobo (‘carob tree’) gave at the Palácio de São Lourenço (St Lawrence Palace).
People mentioned
- Joaquim Pedro Quintela 1823–1882
Places mentioned