D. Rodrigo António de Melo
governor and captain-general
D. Rodrigo António de Melo governed Madeira as governor and captain-general from 1821 to 1822. He laid the foundation stone of the Constitution monument on 28 January 1822.
1Mentioned in
- Constitution of 1821 (The) — Governor and captain-general who laid the foundation stone of the Constitution monument on 28 January 1822.
- Music — Cathedral chapel master and composer of a Miserere and a work dedicated to Leo XIII.
- Music — Listed as a 19th-century Madeiran composer of sacred music.
2Chronology
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D. Rodrigo António de Melo was appointed governor of Madeira in June and took office on 2 July.
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Funchal celebrated the first anniversary of the Constitution's proclamation with festivities, a thanksgiving sermon by Freitas Branco in the cathedral, and the laying by Governor D. Rodrigo António de Melo of the foundation stone of a constitutional monument in the Terreiro da Sé.
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A royal letter dismissed D. Rodrigo António de Melo as governor of Madeira at his own request.
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António Manuel de Noronha took office as governor of Madeira, succeeding D. Rodrigo António de Melo.