Article Nº 2067 Military or naval figure Vol. II · p. 518
Lima e Cunha (Henrique de)
Artillery officer who commanded a garrison company in Madeira, taught drawing at the Funchal lyceum, worked in public works and wrote an improvement plan for the island (1879).
He was born in Barreiro on 15 March 1843 and died in São Pedro de Sintra on 17 October 1915. An artillery officer, he commanded No. 3 Garrison Artillery Company while holding the rank of captain, taught drawing at the Funchal lyceum (state secondary school) and served on a commission in the district’s Public Works Department (Direção das Obras Públicas). Works: Plano de melhoramentos para a ilha da Madeira, Lisbon, 1879, pamphlet.
People mentioned
- Henrique de Lima e Cunha 1843–1915
Places mentioned