Paulo Dias de Almeida
military engineer · inspector of public works · writer · political prisoner
Sergeant-major engineer who completed the general map of Madeira begun by Oudinot, directed the Fundoa reservoir works and wrote the 1817 Descripção da ilha da Madeira. Imprisoned as a constitutionalist in 1828, he died in exile in Africa before 1834.
1Mentioned in
- Fundoa — Engineer who directed the reservoir works.
- Dress — Author of a 1817 description of Madeira with plates showing carapuças.
- Geographical Maps — Sergeant-major engineer who made the 1817 general map of Madeira.
- Cais da Pontinha — Author of a work on Madeira mentioning a landing stair at Pontinha in 1817.
- Porto Moniz (municipality) — Engineer and inspector of public works who in 1817 urged the Lisbon government to create a Porto Moniz municipality.
- Oudinot (Reinaldo) — Engineer who completed the general map of Madeira begun by Oudinot.
- Palácio de São Lourenço — Author of the 1817 Descripção da ilha da Madeira, which includes a view of the palace.
2Chronology
-
Paulo Dias de Almeida wrote his manuscript description of Madeira, recording details such as carapuças, the Pontinha landing stair and a view of the São Lourenço palace.
-
Paulo Dias de Almeida made the general map of Madeira on the orders of D. João VI.
-
Paulo Dias de Almeida urged the creation of a municipality of Porto Moniz.
-
D. Miguel's judicial commission (alçada) came to Madeira, indicting 216 liberals and freemasons and imprisoning 101; some, like Nery and Agrela, were sent to Lisbon, while others fled or hid.
