Tomás Antônio Maciel Monteiro
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Tomás Antônio Maciel Monteiro, 1st Baron of Itamaracá
(1780 — November 22, 1847) was a Brazil
ian politician and magistrate
. He was born in Recife
, Pernambuco
, to Antônio Francisco Monteiro and Joana Ferreira Maciel Gouvim.
In 1804, he was sent to the University of Coimbra, where he graduated in Law
in 1809.
Returning to Brazil, he studied at the Faculdade de Direito de Recife. He married Ana Augusta Tavares Osório Maciel da Costa, daughter of João Severiano Maciel da Costa, the Marquess
of Queluz
.
He was the deputy and later vice-governor of Pernambuco from 1839 to 1840, and the minister of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court in 1842.
He was proclaimed the Baron of Itamaracá in 1843, in a post that would last until his death, in 1847.
Monteiro had a brother, named Manuel Francisco Maciel Monteiro, who was the father of Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, who would be the 2nd Baron of Itamaracá.
Itamaracá
Itamaracá is an island and a city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. The name means "stone shaker" in Tupi, from the words itá and mbara'ká . Itamaracá has a total area of 65.41 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 18,658 inhabitants in 2009 according with IBGE...
(1780 — November 22, 1847) was a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian politician and magistrate
Magistrate
A magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...
. He was born in Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
, Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
, to Antônio Francisco Monteiro and Joana Ferreira Maciel Gouvim.
In 1804, he was sent to the University of Coimbra, where he graduated in Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
in 1809.
Returning to Brazil, he studied at the Faculdade de Direito de Recife. He married Ana Augusta Tavares Osório Maciel da Costa, daughter of João Severiano Maciel da Costa, the Marquess
Marquess
A marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The term is also used to translate equivalent oriental styles, as in imperial China, Japan, and Vietnam...
of Queluz
Queluz
Queluz may refer to:*Queluz, Portugal, a city in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal**The Queluz National Palace, located in the city*Queluz , a civil parish in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal...
.
He was the deputy and later vice-governor of Pernambuco from 1839 to 1840, and the minister of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court in 1842.
He was proclaimed the Baron of Itamaracá in 1843, in a post that would last until his death, in 1847.
Monteiro had a brother, named Manuel Francisco Maciel Monteiro, who was the father of Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, who would be the 2nd Baron of Itamaracá.