Abel
Botelho
formerly Almeida Botelho
Born in Tabuaço, Viseu, Portugal
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 62
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Biography
Abel Acácio de Almeida Botelho was born on the 23rd of September 1854 in Tabuaço, Portugal. He was the son of Luiz Carlos d’Almeida Botelho and D. Maria Preciosa d’Azevedo Botelho.
Abel was a military officer, a diplomat, and a writer (exponent of Portuguese Naturalism).
Research Notes
- Paternal grandson of Christovão Antonio d’Almeida e Costa and D. Helena Joaquina da Fonseca
- Maternal grandson of Bento d’Azevedo Leitão and of D. Maria Bernarda
- In 1911 Abel took part in approving the plans for what would become the current flag of Portugal: "green represents hope and red the blood shed by the people in the many wars fought" [1]
- Abel represented the new Portuguese republic to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he died in 1917.
Sources
- ↑ Abel Botelho, Wikipedia; em português
- Livro de Baptismos da Freguesia de Tabuaço, concelho de Tabuaço, Ano de 1854, Cx. 14, n.º 3, fl. 91 v.º. Baptized 21 Nov 1854 (note the conflict with other reported birth years), born 23 Sep.
- “… Abel, filho legitimo de Luiz Carlos d’Almeida Bo- / telho, natural de Viseu, Freguesia da Sé = e de / D. Maria Preciosa d’Azevedo Botelho, desta Fregue- / sia, nepto paterno de Christovão Antonio d’Almei-/ da e Costa da Freguesia de Monsanto, Bispado de / Castello Branco = e de D. Helena Joaquina / da Fonseca da Freguesia de Castello Bom, Bispado / de Pinhel = e materno de Bento d’Azevedo Leitão / desta Freguesia, e de D. Maria Bernarda da / Freguesia de Fonte arcada, deste Bispado, foi por / mim solemnemente baptizado no dia vinte um / de Novembro de mil oito centos cincoenta e qua- / tro, tendo nascido a vinte e tres de Septembro do / mesmo anno supra; foram Padrinhos seus / avós maternos = Bento d’Azevedo Leitão e / D. Maria Bernarda = e testemunhas o Rd.º P.e An- / tonio Vaz Pereira = e o Rd.º P.e Manoel Ribeiro da / Fonseca; e para constar fiz este assento que assignamos. O Abb.e Antonio Soares Martinho. P.e Ant.º Vaz Ferr. .............. P.e Manoel Rib.º da Fon.ca ...”.
- Sapega, Ellen. A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula, Volume 2 (Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1984), 240.
- Gustavo Almeida, Ars Lusa, "Abel Botelho - Um Assento de Baptismo" 9 Jul 2005. https://arslusa.blogspot.com/2005/07/abel-botelho-um-assento-de-baptismo.html
- Wikidata: Item Q318390
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