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José Relvas | |
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Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 27 January 1919 – 30 March 1919 | |
President | João do Canto e Castro |
Preceded by | João Tamagnini Barbosa |
Succeeded by | Domingos Pereira |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 27 January 1919 – 30 March 1919 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | João Tamagnini Barbosa |
Succeeded by | Domingos Pereira |
Ambassador of Portugal to Spain | |
In office 19 October 1911 – 13 January 1914 | |
Nominated by | Manuel de Arriaga |
Preceded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
Succeeded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 12 October 1910 – 3 September 1911 | |
Prime Minister | Provisional Government |
Preceded by | Anselmo de Andrade |
Succeeded by | Duarte Leite |
Personal details | |
Born | Golegã, Kingdom of Portugal | 5 March 1858
Died | 31 October 1929 Alpiarça, Portuguese Republic | (aged 71)
Political party | Portuguese Republican (later Democratic) |
Spouse | Eugénia de Loureiro Queirós Couto Leitão |
Children | Carlos, João, Maria Luísa |
Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
Occupation | Land owner |
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José Maria de Mascarenhas Relvas de Campos ( Golegã, Golegã, 5 March 1858 – Alpiarça, Casa dos Patudos, 31 October 1929; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈʁɛlvɐʃ], was a Portuguese politician and Prime Minister of Portugal.
Jose was married to Eugénia de Loureiro Queirós Couto Leitão. He had three children: Carlos, João and Maria Luísa.
An historic republican, he proclaimed the republic from the balcony of the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon, on 5 October 1910. He was the second Minister of Finance during the provisional government led by Teófilo Braga, from 12 October 1910 to 3 September 1911.
After that, he served as ambassador of Portugal in Madrid, from 1911 to 1914. He was President of the Ministry ( Prime Minister), from 27 January to 30 March 1919, in one of the many short-lived governments of the Portuguese First Republic. [1] His house in Alpiarça is now a museum, the Casa dos Patudos, where his art collection is exhibited, which consists of over 13,000 glass negatives. [2]