Attended schools in Faro and Évora; completed a course at polytechnics school; enrolled at the Navy Academy (1902); promoted to guarda-marinha (1908); served in Mozambique; upon his return to Portugal, promoted to second lieutenant (1909); further promotions included capitão-tenente (1910), capitão-de-fragata (1917), capitão-de-mar-e-guerra (1925); commanded the navy ship Adamastor, which bombarded the Palácio das Necessidades in Lisbon, signaling the beginning of republican revolution (5 Oct 1910); elected a deputy of the Assembleia Nacional Constituinte (National Constituent Assembly, 1910-1911); elected (1915, 1921) to the Câmara dos Deputados (Chamber of Deputies); served as civil governor of the district of Faro (1919, 1923); launched a revolt aboard Vasco da Gama (1925) to support the nationalist military; commanded the troops in Lisbon during the revolt of May 1926; was briefly arrested, but soon released as the revolt proved to be successful; appointed President of the Ministry (30 May 1926 - 17 Jun 1926) by President Bernardino Machado to imitate the constitutional transfer of power; simultaneously, appointed to all ministerial posts as interim minister (interior, justice and cults, finance, war, foreign affairs, trade and transportation, colonies, education, agriculture 30 May 1926 - 1 Jun 1926) and as navy minister (30 May 1926 - 3 Jun 1926); with the resignation of Machado (31 May 1926), the functions of Head of State devolved on the government; served as minister of justice and cults (1 Jun 1926 - 3 Jun 1926); minister of finance (1 Jun 1926 - 3 Jun 1926); minister of trade and transportation (1 Jun 1926 - 3 Jun 1926); minister of the interior (3 Jun 1926 - 17 Jun 1926); joined the leaders of military revolt, Gomes da Costa and Armando Gama Ochoa, to form an informal triumvirate (1 Jun 1926) to rule the country; despite the attempts to find a compromise with other military factions, he was overthrown (17 Jun 1926) in a coup d'état led by Gomes da Costa; returned to his career in the navy, being promoted to rear admiral (1930), vice admiral (1937); participated in military conspiracies against the Estado Novo (1946, 1947). Biography source: [6] |
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Decreto n.° 11:737 bearing the date of 17 Jun 1926 was published in Diário do Govêrno, I Série, No. 130, 19 Jun 1926. Contrary to legal practice, it was not issued under the authority of Govêrno da República Portuguesa being simply signed by nine ministers and stating that Mendes Cabeçadas ceased to exercise the functions of President of the Ministry and Minister of the Interior and that Gomes da Costa was appointed as a new President of the Ministry and Interim Minister of the Interior. Decreto n.° 11:738 (same dates and source) issued under the authority of Govêrno da República Portuguesa and signed solely by Gomes da Costa formally relieved Cabeçadas of his duties and confirmed the appointment of Gomes da Costa. Prior to the promulgation of both decrees in the Diário do Govêrno (19 Jun 1926) and their legal enactment, Gomes da Costa started to perform the functions of office by appointing António Claro as Minister of the Interior (decree n.° 11:739, dated 18 Jun 1926, published in Diário do Govêrno, I Série, No. 130, Sábado 19 Jun 1926). |
