Background
He was a grandson of Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque.
He was a grandson of Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque.
He captured Gungunhana in Chaimite (1895) and pacified Mozambique. Highly respected in Portuguese society of the 19th and 20th centuries, he was seen as the hope and symbol of Portuguese reaction to threats against Portuguese interests in Africa from other European empires. He was governor of Gaza Province and Mozambique until 1898 when he returned to Portugal.
He was the instructor of Crown Prince Luís Filipe.
He allegedly committed suicide in 1902 (some sources claim he was killed). The Rotunda da Boavista, also known as the Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque, honors the soldier.