Pedro Correia de Barros

Pedro Correia de Barros

ComA GOI
Pedro Correia de Barros; ComA GOI
Governor of Macau
	In office; 8 March 1957 – 18 September 1959
Preceded by	Joaquim Marques Esparteiro
Succeeded by	Jaime Silvério Marques
Governor-general of Mozambique
	In office; 1958–1961
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Manuel Sarmento Rodrigues
Personal details
Born	20 June 1911; Loulé, Portugal
Died	2 February 1968 (aged 56); Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	白覺理
Simplified Chinese	白觉理
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bái Juélǐ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	baak6 gok3 lei5

Pedro Correia de Barros (20 June 1911 – 2 February 1968) was a Portuguese navy officer and colonial administrator.

Barros was born in Loulé. He graduated from the Naval School in 1932. He also had taken the courses of seaplane military observer pilot (1937) and the general naval war course (1949). On 8 March 1957, Barros was appointed the Governor of Macau, replacing Joaquim Marques Esparteiro. He left office on 18 September 1959.^[2] He served as High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique between 1958 and 1961.^[3]^[4]^[1]

In December 1966, a political demonstrations and rioting against Portuguese rule in Macau occurred, which was known as the 12-3 incident. As a former governor, Barros was sent to investigate the present situation of Macau. He requested for negotiations, but was rejected by the Guangdong government.^[5]^[6]

Honours[]

Commander of Military Order of Aviz (27 September 1954)^[7]
Grand-officer of Order of the Colonial Empire (2 September 1961)^[7]
Officier of Order of the Black Star (France, 8 January 1954)^[8]
Grand-officer of (Morocco, 5 June 1956)^[8]
3rd Class Cross of Order of Naval Merit (Spain, 20 August 1965)^[8]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "de Barros, Pedro Correia, 1911-1968". National Archives Catalog. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ "澳門百科全書附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
^ World statesmen: Mozambique
^ Rulers: Mozambique
^ "葡萄牙殖民管治時期" (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ "歷史上的今天(12月3日)" (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2020-03-30. Search results for "Pedro Correia de Barros"
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2020-03-30. Search results for "Pedro Correia de Barros"

Political offices
Preceded by Joaquim Marques Esparteiro	Governor of Macau 1957–1959	Succeeded by Jaime Silvério Marques
Preceded by	Governor-general of Mozambique 1958–1961	Succeeded by Manuel Maria Sarmento Rodrigues

[catalog-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "de Barros, Pedro Correia, 1911-1968". National Archives Catalog. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[macaudata-2] "澳門百科全書附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-30.

[3] World statesmen: Mozambique

[4] Rulers: Mozambique

[5] "葡萄牙殖民管治時期" (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[6] "歷史上的今天(12月3日)" (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[honours153-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2020-03-30. Search results for "Pedro Correia de Barros"

[honours155-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2020-03-30. Search results for "Pedro Correia de Barros"

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