Inácio Henrique Gouveia

Inácio Henrique Gouveia
President (governor) of Espirito Santo (interventor)
In office
8 December 1891 – 3 May 1892
Preceded byAlfeu Adolfo Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida
Succeeded byJosé de Melo Carvalho Muniz Freire
Personal details
Born
Inácio Henrique da Costa Gouveia

(1839-05-03)3 May 1839
Paraíba, Kingdom of Brazil
Died5 June 1908(1908-06-05) (aged 69)
Paraíba, Empire of Brazil

Inácio Henrique da Costa Gouveia (3 May 1839 – 5 June 1908) was a Brazilian military leader.

He participated in a governing junta (also including Graciano dos Santos Neves and Galdino Teixeira de Barros Loreto, in control of the state of Espírito Santo from 8 December 1891, to 3 May 1892. In 1897, he took part in the assault on the rebellious community of Canudos, which was completely destroyed by the Brazilian army.[1]

References

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  1. ^ de Abreu, Alzira Alves (2015). Dicionário histórico-biográfico da Primeira República (1889 - 1930) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Editora FGV. p. 2814. ISBN 978-85-225-1658-2. Retrieved 6 March 2024.