António de Pádua da Costa
d. 1921
military commander of Madeira · writer · dean of Funchal · vicar general
Brigadier, later marshal, who commanded the 9th Military Division in Madeira in 1837–38 and again from 1847 until 1849. The notes gathered under this name also cover a writer on public education who praised a Funchal girls' association, a dean and vicar general of Funchal, and a sportsman who introduced water-polo.
1Mentioned in
- Military commanders — Military commander of Madeira in 1836 and again in 1847.
- Sport — Introduced water-polo to Madeira and was also a noted billiards player.
- Association for the Protection and Education of the Women of Funchal — Portuguese writer and champion of public education who praised the association in his 1878 pamphlet 'Instituição de Ouro' and in 'Auroras de Instrução em Portugal'.
- Cathedral chapter — Third dean of the Funchal chapter.
- Casal (Dom Friar Gaspar do) — Vicar general who took possession of the see on Casal's behalf and governed the diocese.
- Castilho (José de) — Writer whose 1874 biography of José de Castilho includes pages on Madeira.
- Military Organisation — Brigadier, later marshal, who commanded the 9th Military Division in Madeira in 1837–38 and again from 1847 until its abolition in 1849.
2Chronology
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Possession of the see of Funchal was taken for Bishop Gaspar do Casal by proxy through Dr. António da Costa.
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António de Pádua da Costa commanded the 9th Military Division.
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António de Pádua da Costa resumed command of the 9th Military Division.
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António da Costa published the pamphlet 'Instituição de Ouro' describing the Associação de Protecção e Instrução do Sexo Feminino Funchalense.
3Places mentioned
Abroad