Sebastião Xavier Botelho
1768–1840
governor · writer
Sebastião Xavier Botelho (1768–1840) was governor and captain-general of Madeira from 1819, during whose rule the Constitution was hesitantly proclaimed on the island in January 1821, a conduct he defended in a published history. A noted writer, he also urged a Rabaçal levada and a military hospital, and later governed the Azores, Mozambique and Angola.
1Mentioned in
- Levadas — Governor and captain-general who urged the construction of a Rabaçal levada in 1819.
- Baiardo (Luís José) — Author of the 'Historia verdadeira dos acontecimentos da ilha da Madeira', answered by Baiardo's 1821 pamphlet.
- Military Hospital — Governor and captain-general of Madeira who in January 1820 wrote to Lisbon urging the creation of a military hospital.
- Bibliography — Author of a 1821 history of events in Madeira after the constitutional proclamation.
- Carvalhal Esmeraldo (João da Câmara) — Governor and captain-general of Madeira, father-in-law of the subject.
- Drumond de Meneses (Sérvulo) — Dedicatee of the 1821 poetry collection containing verses by Drumond de Meneses.
- Carvalhal (2nd Count of) — Governor and captain-general of Madeira, maternal grandfather of the 2nd Count.
- Ataíde (Dr Joaquim de Menezes e) — Governor and captain-general of Madeira with whom Ataíde waged a prolonged political struggle.
- Constitution of 1821 (The) — Governor and captain-general of Madeira who hesitantly proclaimed the Constitution on 28 January 1821 and later wrote a pamphlet defending his conduct.
- Macedo (Father Dr João Crisóstomo Espínola de) — Governor of Madeira who is the main target of the anonymous 1825 pamphlet O Tramista Descoberto.
- Palmela (Duke of) — Governor of Madeira who gave a ball for the Duke of Palmela in November 1820.
- Market and Chapel of St Sebastian — Governor and captain-general in 1821 who reportedly carried a basket of stones to help rebuild the chapel.
- Atouguia (Lino Nicolau) — Dedicatee of the 1821 Funchal poetry collection containing Atouguia's verses.
- Governors and captains-general — Governor and captain-general of Madeira from 1818.
- Gaula (parish) — Captain-general of Madeira who had a small fort built above the Aldonça landing in 1820.
2Chronology
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Sebastião Xavier Botelho was appointed governor and captain-general of Madeira.
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Governor Sebastião Xavier Botelho urged the central government to build the levada.
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Sebastião Xavier Botelho arrived in Funchal on 12 May and took office as governor of Madeira on 15 May.
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After Governor Sebastião Xavier Botelho wrote to Lisbon in January 1820 urging its creation, the military hospital of Funchal was established.
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Captain-general Sebastião Botelho had a small fort built above the Aldonça landing in Gaula.
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The Duke of Palmela visited Madeira on his way to Brazil and was honoured with a ball by Governor Sebastião Xavier Botelho.
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Luís José Baiardo left Madeira for Lisbon and published a pamphlet against Sebastião Xavier Botelho, who published his defence in Lisbon.
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A collection of poems offered to Sebastião Xavier Botelho, including works by him and by Lino Nicolau Atouguia, was published in Funchal.
3Places mentioned
Abroad