Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho

Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho (31 March 1836 – 3 February 1905)[1] was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a general of the Portuguese Army. He was governor of Portuguese Timor from 1880 to 1881,[2] governor-general of Portuguese India from 16 December 1886 until 27 April 1889[3] and governor of Cape Verde from 12 June 1889 until 4 February 1890.[4]

Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho
Colonial governor of Portuguese Timor
In office 1880–1881
Preceded by	Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo Branco
Succeeded by	Bento da França Pinto de Oliveira
Colonial governor of Portuguese India
In office 16 December 1886 – 27 April 1889
Preceded by	Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
Succeeded by	Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office 12 June 1889 – 4 February 1890
Preceded by	João Cesário de Lacerda
Succeeded by	José Guedes Brandão de Melo
Personal details
Born	31 March 1836 Lisbon, Portugal
Died	3 February 1905 Lisbon
Nationality	Portuguese

During his tenure as governor of Timor, in early 1881, the Timorese Kingdom of Cová submitted to Portuguese authority.[5] During his administration in Portuguese India, the harbour of Mormugao and the railway line from there to the then-border with British India were opened.[6]