António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st Count of Barca
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| Born | 14 May 1754 Ponte de Lima, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 21 July 1817 Rio de Janeiro, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves |
| Occupation | Politician |
botanist
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Career
After cooperating in the establishment of the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon, he represented his government in Holland, France, Prussia, and Russia.
He was first minister of
foreign minister, and took great interest in promoting education and industry, having established the manufacture of porcelain
in Rio de Janeiro.
He was a skeptic of free trade, arguing that opening up the Portuguese empire to free trade would "cause great ruin."[1] During the French revolutionary wars, Azevedo was part of a pro-French faction within the Portuguese cabinet that clashed with a pro-British faction.[2]
Works
He conducted scientific studies and experiments in his own
fine arts
.
As an author, his works include two
pastorals
.
References
- ISBN 978-1-107-02897-5.
- ISBN 978-1-107-02897-5.
Sources
- Enciclopédia Luso-Brasileira (in Portuguese), vol. IV, Lisbon, Portugal, 1965
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil (in Portuguese), vol. III (II ed.), Lisbon, Portugal: Direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zuquete/Editorial Enciclopédia, 1989, pp. 373–375
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