Gaspar (Alfredo Rodrigues)
Funchal-born naval officer and ballistics expert who became minister of the colonies and Portuguese prime minister in 1924.
He was born in this city on 8 August 1865, the son of Manuel Rodrigues Gaspar and Dona Maria Augusta Gaspar. He completed the course in marine engineering in 1885 and that for naval officers in 1888; he holds the rank of captain in the navy (capitão de mar e guerra) and has been a professor at the Naval School since 1898. He has devoted himself in particular to the study of ballistics and explosives, which he teaches, and is regarded as a true authority on these subjects. He represented our country at the congress of applied chemistry held in London in 1909, where he presented an important paper on the comparative study of some of the stability tests for explosives.
In 1911 he was elected a deputy to the Constituent Assembly, and in 1913 a senator. He was minister of the colonies in 1914 and 1915, and returned to head the same ministry in 1919, in the government led by Mr Sá Cardoso. He was president of the council of ministers in 1924. He died in Lisbon on 30 November 1938.
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Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar was born in Funchal.
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Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar became professor at the Naval School.
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Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar represented Portugal at the applied chemistry congress in London.
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Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar was elected deputy to the Constituent Assembly.
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Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar served as minister of the colonies.
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The Madeiran Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar was prime minister of Portugal.
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Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar died in Lisbon.
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Abroad
- Funchal
Birthplace of Gaspar.
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. Where he died.
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.
- London
United Kingdom. Venue of the 1909 applied chemistry congress.
The British capital, the place of publication of many English works on Madeira, including those of the du Canes, Embleton and Bloxam. Mason compared its humidity with Funchal's, and artillery for the Fortress of São Tiago came from there. It hosted the 1909 applied chemistry congress.
People
People mentioned · 04- Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar1865–1938
Naval officer, professor of ballistics at the Naval School, minister of the colonies and prime minister in 1924.
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Head of the 1919 government in which Gaspar was again minister of the colonies.
- Manuel Rodrigues Gaspard. 1900
Father of Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar.
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Mother of Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar.