Joaquim Marques Esparteiro
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Joaquim Marques Esparteiro | |||||||||||
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Governor of Macau | |||||||||||
In office 13 November 1951 – 8 March 1957 | |||||||||||
Preceded by | Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Pedro Correia de Barros | ||||||||||
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Born | Abrantes, Portugal | 28 January 1895||||||||||
Died | 1976 (aged 80–81) Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||
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Chinese | 史伯泰 | ||||||||||
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Joaquim Marques Esparteiro (28 January 1895 – 1976) was a Portuguese navy officer and colonial administrator.
Biography
[edit]Esparteiro was born in Abrantes on 28 January 1895. He attended the course of Naval School with a specialization in Artillery, then he graduated from University of Coimbra or University of Lisbon with a licentiate. He was also a professor of Ballistics, Calculation, Mechanics and the Artillery Specialization Course for Officers at Naval School.[1][2]
On 13 November 1951, Esparteiro was appointed the Governor of Macau, replacing Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira.[3] During his tenure, the tension between Macau and Communist China was palpable. In July 1952, a major border incident happened at Portas do Cerco with Portuguese African Troops exchanging fire with Chinese Communist border guards.[4] According to a telegram by Esparteiro to then-Overseas Minister Sarmento Rodrigues, local Chinese businessmen like Dr. O Lon and Ma Man-kei opposed the Guangdong government's aggressive response to Portugal's possible embargo against China.[5] In 1955, the Chinese government, suggested by Zhou Enlai and with the mediation of then-Hong Kong Governor Alexander Grantham, forced Macau to cancel the 400 year celebration of foundation .[6][7] He left office as governor on 8 March 1957.[3]
In Taipa, Admiral Marques Esparteiro Road (Estrada Almirante Marques Esparteiro, 史伯泰海軍將軍馬路) was named after him.
Publications
[edit]- Arte de Marinheiro (1924, Macau);
- Lições de Química Aplicada, Explosivos e Balística Interna (1927, Lisbon);
- A few critical observations on Ballistic Experiments (conferência) (1933, publicada nas Transactions of Barrow-and-Furness Engineers Association);
- Manual de Munições (publicação oficial do Ministério da Marinha (1934, London);
- Resolução de Triângulos Esféricos (1936, Lisbon);
- Trigonometria Esférica com aplicações à Geodesia, Astronomia e Navegação (1941, Lisbon);
- Guia de Balística Interna, de colaboração com o Primeiro-Tenente Ramalho Rosa (1942, Lisbon).
References
[edit]- ^ "Cópia arquivada". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira", Editorial Enciclopédia, Volume Dez ESCAR - FEBRA, p. 214
- ^ a b "澳門百科全書 附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Wordie, Jason (2013). "1. Portas do Cerco". Macao - People and Places, Past and Present. Hong Kong: Angsana Limited. pp. 6–7. ISBN 978-988-12696-0-7.
- ^ Fernandes, Moises Silva (2008). "Macao in Sino-Portuguese relations, 1949-1955". Portuguese Studies Review. 16 (1): 164. ISSN 1057-1515.
- ^ "1955年取消澳門開埠四百周年慶典的前因後果". 行政公職局 (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Fernandes, Moises Silva (2008). "Macao in Sino-Portuguese relations, 1949-1955". Portuguese Studies Review. 16 (1): 168. ISSN 1057-1515.