Person jurist journalist political prisoner
José Maria Martiniano da Fonseca
1794–1829
jurist · journalist · political prisoner
Madeiran lawyer (1794–1829) and editor of O Funchalense Liberal, sent by governor Travassos Valdez as emissary to the liberal junta in Porto. He was arrested and hanged in Porto on 7 May 1829 as one of the 'Twelve Martyrs of the Fatherland'.
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- Funchalense Liberal (O) — Madeiran editor of O Funchalense Liberal, later hanged in Porto by the Miguelist authorities.
- Ferreira Pestana (Daniel) — Madeiran friend of José Ferreira Pestana executed in Porto's Praça Nova in 1829.
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2Chronology
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José Maria Martiniano da Fonseca was born in the Sé parish of Funchal.
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The newspaper O Funchalense Liberal first appeared on 3 February 1827, running to its seventeenth issue on 26 May 1827.
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Madeiran liberal José Maria Martiniano da Fonseca and nine others were hanged in Praça Nova, Porto (one entry gives 9 May).
3Places mentioned
Abroad