Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses

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Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses
Colonial governor of Mozambique
In office
24 April 1854 – 26 September 1857
Preceded by Joaquim Pinto de Magalhães
Succeeded by João Tavares de Almeida
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
22 December 1876 – 7 May 1878
Preceded by Guilherme Quintino Lopes de Macedo
Succeeded by António de Nascimento Pereira de Sampaio
Governor-general of Angola
In office
7 May 1878 – July 1880
Preceded by Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque
Succeeded by António Eleutério Dantas
Colonial governor of Portuguese India
In office
16 June 1889 – 10 March 1891
Preceded by Governing Council
Succeeded by Francisco Maria da Cunha
Personal details
Born 5 April 1822
Massarelos near Porto
Died 1 January 1905
Amarante
Nationality Portuguese

Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses (5 April 1822[1] – 1 January 1905) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military officer. He was a younger brother of José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses who was governor of Mozambique and Cape Verde.[1]

He was governor general of Mozambique from 24 April 1854 until 26 September 1857.[2] He was governor general of Cape Verde from 22 December 1876[3] until 7 May 1878, when he became governor of Angola,[1] an office he fulfilled until July 1880.[4] He was governor of Portuguese India from 16 June 1889 until 10 March 1891.[5]

He was Commander of the Order of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa.[1]

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Preceded by Governor-general of Mozambique
1854-1857
Succeeded by
João Tavares de Almeida
Preceded by Colonial governor of Cape Verde
1876-1878
Succeeded by
António de Nascimento Pereira de Sampaio
Preceded by Governor-general of Angola
1878-1880
Succeeded by
António Eleutério Dantas
Preceded by
Governing Council
Colonial governor of Portuguese India
1889-1891
Succeeded by
Francisco Maria da Cunha