José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho

José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho OA ComA GOA
121st Governor of Macau
In office 25 November 1966[1] – 19 November 1974
President	Américo Tomás António de Spínola Francisco da Costa Gomes
Prime Minister	António de Oliveira Salazar Marcelo Caetano Adelino da Palma Carlos Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves
Preceded by	António Lopes dos Santos
Succeeded by	José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro
Personal details
Born	(1910-09-05)5 September 1910 Lisbon, Portugal
Died	23 August 1988(1988-08-23) (aged 77) Lisbon, Portugal
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	嘉樂庇
Simplified Chinese	嘉乐庇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiā Lèbì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gaa1 lok6 bei3

José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho (5 September 1910 – 23 August 1988)^[2] was a Portuguese army brigadier-general and colonial administrator. He served as the 121st Governor of Macau from 1966^[1] to 1974.^[3]

Biography

Nobre de Carvalho was born in Lisbon in 1910. He was mobilized for various service commissions in India, Cape Verde and Angola, where he served as Chief of Staff of the Governor General, and later, General Commander of the Public Security Police.^[4]

On 25 November 1966,^[1] he was appointed the Governor of Macau, replacing António Lopes dos Santos.^[3] In the same year, political demonstrations and rioting against Portuguese rule in Macau occurred, which was known as the 12-3 incident. On 29 January 1967,^[1] he signed a statement of apology under a portrait of Mao Zedong,^[5][6] placing Macau under the de facto control of the People's Republic of China.^[7]

He attached importance to the development of Macau's industry, promoting a new policy based on industry as a basis for economic development. He also promoted the construction of a bridge connecting Macau Peninsula and Taipa. The bridge was completed on 5 October 1974 and named after him.^[4]

He left office as governor on 19 November 1974.^[3] He died on 23 August 1988 in Lisbon at the age of 77.^[4][2]

Honours

• Officer of Military Order of Aviz (8 June 1948)^[8]
• Commander of Military Order of Aviz (8 March 1961)^[8]
• Grand Officer of Military Order of Aviz (23 October 1967)^[8]

References

1. Santos Alves, Jorge (2013). Governadores de Macau. Livros do Oriente. ISBN 9789993786634.
2. "José Manuel Sousa Faro Nobre Carvalho" (in Portuguese).
3. "澳門百科全書 附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-28.
4. "Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho, 40 anos a ligar Macau e Taipa" (in Portuguese). Revista Macau. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
5. Naked Tropics: Essays on Empire and Other Rogues, Kenneth Maxwell, Psychology Press, 2003, page 279
6. "A guerra e as respostas militar e política 5.Macau: Fim da ocupação perpétua (War and Military and Political Responses 5.Macau: Ending Perpetual Occupation)". RTP.pt. RTP. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
7. Portugal, China and the Macau Negotiations, 1986-1999, Carmen Amado Mendes, Hong Kong University Press, 2013, page 34
8. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2014-06-20. Search results for "José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho"

Political offices
Preceded by António Lopes dos Santos	Governor of Macau 1966–1974	Succeeded by José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro