Álvaro da Costa de Sousa Macedo
governor · noble
D. Álvaro da Costa de Sousa Macedo, Count of Madeira, was the last governor and captain-general of Madeira under absolutist rule (1830–1834), noted for his impartiality during the civil wars but also for ordering the demolition of Funchal's Teatro Grande. He accepted the liberal regime in June 1834 and left for Lisbon on 13 July.
1Mentioned in
- Levadas — Governor and captain-general who, according to the Elucidário, apparently ordered the Rabaçal works before leaving office in 1834.
- Restauração (square) — Governor during whose term the large theatre was demolished and the square opened.
- Bertrand (Henrique de Price) — Official whose departure for Lisbon led to the interim government that Bertrand joined.
- Teatro Grande — Absolutist governor who ordered the theatre demolished in 1833.
- Royalist Volunteers — Governor of Madeira who in 1831 wrote to the Count of Basto claiming privileges for the corps' single company.
- Monteiro (José Maria) — Monteiro's successor as Miguelist governor of Madeira in 1830.
- Oliveira Paixão (José Joaquim de) — Governor of Madeira who ordered the demolition of Funchal's main theatre in 1832.
- Proclamations of constitutional government — Governor and captain-general of Madeira who accepted the liberal regime in June 1834 and left for Lisbon on 13 July.
- Noble titles — Governor and captain-general of Madeira who held the title Count of Madeira.
- Governors and captains-general — Last governor and captain-general in the list, appointed in 1830.
- Jardim Pequeno — Governor of Madeira who had the waters of a fountain on the garden's site diverted to the São Lourenço fortress.
2Chronology
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D. Álvaro da Costa de Sousa Macedo took office as the last listed governor and captain-general of Madeira, ending José Maria Monteiro's governorship; Monteiro left the island at the end of April.
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Governor D. Álvaro da Costa de Sousa Macedo wrote to the Count of Basto reporting that the Royalist Volunteers corps in Madeira had only one company.
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Governor Álvaro de Sousa de Macedo ordered the demolition of Funchal's Teatro Grande, which was pulled down in 1833.
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The constitutional (liberal) government and Constitutional Charter were proclaimed in Funchal, peacefully in the town though with violence in some parishes, establishing liberal institutions in Madeira.
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Governor D. Álvaro da Costa de Sousa Macedo left Madeira for Lisbon, replaced by an interim government.
3Places mentioned
Abroad