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Caetano Alberto Soares
1790–1867
priest · lawyer · politician
Priest and lawyer from Porto da Cruz, elected deputy for Madeira in 1826 and a member of the Sociedade Funchalense dos Amigos das Ciências e Artes. He emigrated to Brazil in 1828 and became a distinguished advocate in Rio de Janeiro.
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- Monteiro (Luís) — Priest elected deputy for Madeira under the Constitutional Charter alongside Luís Monteiro.
- Proclamations of constitutional government — Priest elected deputy for Madeira in October 1826.
- First publications — Effective member of the Sociedade Funchalense dos Amigos das Ciências e Artes.
- Porto da Cruz (parish) — Distinguished native of Porto da Cruz given a separate entry.
- Madeirans in Brazil — Distinguished Madeiran jurist in Brazil.
2Chronology
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Father Caetano Alberto Soares was born in Porto da Cruz.
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Caetano Alberto Soares completed his law degree at Coimbra.
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Madeira elected its deputies to the Cortes under the Charter, including Lourenço José Moniz and Padre Caetano Alberto Soares.
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Fleeing Miguelist persecution, liberals such as the Moniz family, Caetano Alberto Soares and António Gil Gomes left for Brazil, while Bettencourt went to England.
3Places mentioned
Abroad