Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, Marquis of Baependi
Brazilian military officer, politician, translator, and professor.
Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, Marquis of Baependi, was a Brazilian military officer, politician, translator, and professor. He lived from 8 September 1765 to 15 February 1847.
Quick Facts
- Office
- Minister of Finance
- Monarch
- Pedro I
- Took office
- 17 July 1823
- Left office
- 10 November 1823
- Predecessor
- Martim Francisco de Andrada
- Successor
- Sebastião Luís Tinoco
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Life
He earned a doctorate in Mathematics and Philosophy at the University of Coimbra. His parents were Nicolau Antônio Nogueira and Ana Josefa de Almeida e Gama. His brother José Inácio Nogueira da Gama wed Francisca Maria do Vale de Abreu e Melo, baroness of São Mateus; their son Nicolau Antônio Nogueira Vale da Gama became a viscount with grandeur. Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama was grandson of Tomé Rodrigues Nogueira do Ó, founder of the Nogueira family from Baependi. On 7 August 1809 he married Francisca Mônica Carneiro da Costa, daughter of colonel Braz Carneiro Leão and the baroness of São Salvador de Campos de Goytacazes. They had four children, including the Count of Baependi, the baron of Juparanã, and the baron with honors of grandeur of Santa Monica. His granddaughter Francisca Jacinta Nogueira da Gama wed the Count of Carapebus. He was ancestor of historian Pedro Calmon.
Political career
Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, the Marquis of Baependi, was active in politics from the closing years of the First Reign through the early Regency. He was a deputy in the 1823 Constituent Assembly and among those who signed the 1824 Constitution. In 1826 he became a senator for Minas Gerais, later served as president of Rio de Janeiro province, presided over the Senate in 1838, and held the finance portfolio multiple times, including during Dom Pedro I’s final ministry. A Field Marshal, he was also a Great of the Empire, an imperial councillor, and a nobleman-knight. His honors included dignitary of the Imperial Order of the Cross, Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Rose, and commander of the Imperial Order of St. Benedict of Avis. He was granted the viscountcy with greatness in October 1824 and the marquisate two years later, both titles referencing the mining town of Baependi.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, Marquis of Baependi born?
Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, Marquis of Baependi was born on 8 September 1765 in São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, State of Brazil.
When did Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, Marquis of Baependi die?
Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, Marquis of Baependi died on 15 February 1847 in Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil.
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