Person military officer president of Funchal council military commander of Madeira
Francisco Silvestre Varela
military officer · president of Funchal council · military commander of Madeira
Army officer who, as an infantry captain, received an honourable mention in the Great War. As president of Funchal's administrative commission he went to Lisbon in 1929 to secure funding for sanitation works. He was military commander of Madeira in 1938 and again in 1940.
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- Water supply of the city — President of Funchal's administrative commission, sent to Lisbon in 1929 to secure funding for sanitation works.
- Military commanders — Military commander of Madeira in 1938 and again in 1940, the last listed.
- Great War — Infantry captain given an honourable mention.
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