Augusto Montenegro

Augusto Montenegro
Governor of Pará
In office 1 February 1901 – 1 February 1909
Personal details
Born	José Abílio Silva de Santana (1867-06-26)26 June 1867 Belém, Pará, Brazil
Died	31 July 1915(1915-07-31) (aged 48) Switzerland
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Augusto Montenegro (26 June 1867 - 31 July 1915) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer, who served as Governor of Pará, from February 1, 1901, to February 1, 1909.[1]

Time in office

He completed the Belém-Bragança Railway on December 31, 1901,^[citation needed] regularized the finances, improved the water service, and resolved the centuries-old dispute over the lands of Amapá, winning over the French. Augusto Montenegro replaced governor Paes de Carvalho.

The governor abolished the Conservatório de Música Instituto Carlos Gomes, by decree, dismissing the director and all teachers, in 1908, saying he had to cut expenses. The Conservatory had been in operation since 1895 (about 13 years).

Legacy

In his honor, Augusto Montenegro was the name given to the highway that, from Av. Almirante Barroso, at the junction, in Belém, leads to the district of Icoaraci, due to the expansion of the municipality, being one of its busiest roads.

A large mansion was built in his name in 1903, it is now one of numerous structures built in Belém in the eclecticism during the Amazonian "rubber cycle" in the early 20th century. The mansion now houses the Museum of the Federal University of Pará. It was listed as a historic structure by the Department of Historic, Artistic and Cultural Heritage of Pará in 2002.^[citation needed]

References

1. "Augusto Montenegro., Mensagem dirigida em 7 de setembro de 1903 ao Congresso Legislativo do Pará pelo Dr. Augusto Montenegro, governador do Estado, Livro". www.lexml.gov.br. Retrieved 2024-05-12.