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59-465: The area was first explored by the Portuguese in 1785 and claimed for Portugal by Luís Cândido Cordeiro Pinheiro Furtado , who had been sent there in the frigate Loanda by the then governor-general of Angola, Baron Moçâmedes (Portuguese: Barão de Mossâmedes ), who also sent an overland expedition headed by Gregório José Mendes to rendezvous with Furtado. They renamed the bay Moçâmedes in honour of

118-475: A Major Assistant in the General Staff of the Portuguese army under Beresford and is reputed to have fought in nine major battles. He was decorated for his services at the battles of Albuera (fought on May 16, 1811, and at which Beresford, operating independently from Wellington, commanded the allied forces), Salamanca (July 22, 1812), Orthez (February 27, 1814), and Toulouse (April 5, 1814). After

177-540: A Portuguese company owned by Højgaard & Schultz of Denmark. Within one year the first 250,000 ton ore carrier docked and loaded with ore in 1967. The city's Sé Catedral de São Pedro is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Namibe , which was established in 2009 on territory split from its Metropolitan's Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango , to which it is a suffragan diocese . In 2013, Moçâmedes, then called Namibe, and

236-528: A distinguished writer on military affairs; the third son António Travassos Valdez (1818–1855) entered the diplomatic service, edited the first annual report of the conduct of affairs published by the Foreign Ministry and died as Portuguese ambassador to Denmark ; and the fourth son was the noted travel writer and anti- slavery campaigner Francisco Travassos Valdez (1825–1892). A sixth son, Pedro de Alcântara Travassos Valdez (1827–1887), settled in

295-461: A distinguished writer on military affairs; the third son António Travassos Valdez (1818–1855) entered the diplomatic service, edited the first annual report of the conduct of affairs published by the Foreign Ministry and died as Portuguese ambassador to Denmark ; and the fourth son was the noted travel writer and anti- slavery campaigner Francisco Travassos Valdez (1825–1892). A sixth son, Pedro de Alcântara Travassos Valdez (1827–1887), settled in

354-594: A factory was established and in July of the same year a fort was built at Ponta Negra. The area was colonized mainly by Portuguese settlers from Madeira and Brazil ; in the 1850s the Portuguese government also gave sea passage and financial assistance to a large number of German colonists. The village grew as a fishing port and by the 1960s it had 143 fishing boats and several fish processing factories. The port soon ranked alongside other important fishing ports such as Luanda , Benguela and Lobito . About 200 km from

413-547: A revolt by rebels who had occupied the Lisbon Arsenal , a decisive act that probably prevented the fall of the liberal government. By a Decree of D. Maria II of April 4, 1838 he was elevated to the Nobility, as Count of Bonfim. (The family tended to use the older spelling 'Bomfim'.) He was a senator in the legislature of 1839–40.and deputy for the constituents of the district of Leiria . On September 26, 1839, he assumed

472-427: A revolt by rebels who had occupied the Lisbon Arsenal , a decisive act that probably prevented the fall of the liberal government. By a Decree of D. Maria II of April 4, 1838 he was elevated to the Nobility, as Count of Bonfim. (The family tended to use the older spelling 'Bomfim'.) He was a senator in the legislature of 1839–40.and deputy for the constituents of the district of Leiria . On September 26, 1839, he assumed

531-731: A skiff, intending to sail to Saint Helena , but was recaptured; the safe return of the exiles by the British Royal Navy and their honourable reinstatement was a condition of the Peace negotiated by the Four Powers at the Convention of Gramido , 1847. Bonfim and his associates were repatriated to Portugal in the British frigate HMS Terrible , returning to Lisbon on October 9, and his rank and honours were restored. After 1851 he

590-437: A skiff, intending to sail to Saint Helena , but was recaptured; the safe return of the exiles by the British Royal Navy and their honourable reinstatement was a condition of the Peace negotiated by the Four Powers at the Convention of Gramido , 1847. Bonfim and his associates were repatriated to Portugal in the British frigate HMS Terrible , returning to Lisbon on October 9, and his rank and honours were restored. After 1851 he

649-641: A year in the city of Porto . After the Battle of Ponte Ferreira , when Dom Pedro instituted changes in his high command, Travassos Valdez exercised the functions of Adjutant-General and chief of the General Staff of the Army of Liberation. During the major Miguelite assault on the city on September 29, 1832, Travassos Valdez was severely wounded defending the redoubt at the Bonfim church ; from this, he later took his title of nobility. A year later, on September 5, 1833, he

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708-605: The French , Travassos Valdez served Wellesley as a Portuguese aide-de-camp at the battles of Roliça and Vimeiro , his first major victory. During the Peninsular War , Travassos Valdez was among the first Portuguese officers to attach himself to the command of Marshal William Carr Beresford and was so close to this commander that he was popularly known in the Portuguese battalions as 'o discípulo de Beresford' ("the disciple of Beresford"). Travassos Valdez rose to become

767-481: The Namibe Airport located about 7 km to the south of the city. The old Yuri Gagarin airport, only about 1.7 km from the city's center, connects the city to the rest of the country. Jos%C3%A9 Travassos Valdez José Lúcio Travassos Valdez (February 23, 1787 – July 10, 1862), only Baron and first Count of Bonfim  [ pt ] ( Portuguese pronunciation: [bõˈfĩ] ),

826-491: The Viscount de Sá and the baron de Bonfim. These two officers, with the constitutional forces, attacked the marshals' troops at Rio Maior on the 28th of August, and, although on both sides they had more than six weeks in which to make preparations, neither of the armies counted 800 men. But the soldiers were more prudent than their leaders. After a slight infantry skirmish in which the Portuguese had sensible losses to deplore,

885-436: The Viscount de Sá and the baron de Bonfim. These two officers, with the constitutional forces, attacked the marshals' troops at Rio Maior on the 28th of August, and, although on both sides they had more than six weeks in which to make preparations, neither of the armies counted 800 men. But the soldiers were more prudent than their leaders. After a slight infantry skirmish in which the Portuguese had sensible losses to deplore,

944-586: The revolution of 1820 , in the civil war between Constitutionalists Liberals (the new parliamentary constitution was supported by King João VI ) and Absolutists (supporting his younger son, the Infante – that is, royal prince – Miguel of Portugal , a sworn enemy of any form of democracy), Travassos Valdez was strongly on the Constitutionalist side and was engaged in suppressing Absolutist revolts. When Miguel became titular commander-in-chief of

1003-579: The Colonial Department, lasted to June 9, 1841. Among those taking office in his ministry were Costa Cabral , Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães  [ pt ] and others. It was during the period of his government that various European powers (among them, the Holy See ) resumed diplomatic relations with Portugal, having broken them off after the arrival of the constitutional regime. He especially cultivated friendly relations with Spain after

1062-453: The Colonial Department, lasted to June 9, 1841. Among those taking office in his ministry were Costa Cabral , Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães  [ pt ] and others. It was during the period of his government that various European powers (among them, the Holy See ) resumed diplomatic relations with Portugal, having broken them off after the arrival of the constitutional regime. He especially cultivated friendly relations with Spain after

1121-541: The English village of Dalwood in Devon and is buried in the graveyard of St Peter's Church there, with an elaborate headstone summarizing his father's career. Conde do Bonfim José Lúcio Travassos Valdez (February 23, 1787 – July 10, 1862), only Baron and first Count of Bonfim  [ pt ] ( Portuguese pronunciation: [bõˈfĩ] ), was a Portuguese soldier and statesman. Travassos Valdez

1180-618: The National Guard, and was succeeded in office by Joaquim António de Aguiar , who had been his deputy. After the coup d'état of 1842, which brought the Costa Cabral government to power, the Count of Bonfim became its most implacable opponent. In 1844 he raised the standard of rebellion against Costa Cabral's dictatorial policies but his associates were imprisoned or forced to flee the country and he himself left Portugal until

1239-442: The National Guard, and was succeeded in office by Joaquim António de Aguiar , who had been his deputy. After the coup d'état of 1842, which brought the Costa Cabral government to power, the Count of Bonfim became its most implacable opponent. In 1844 he raised the standard of rebellion against Costa Cabral's dictatorial policies but his associates were imprisoned or forced to flee the country and he himself left Portugal until

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1298-439: The allied forces), Salamanca (July 22, 1812), Orthez (February 27, 1814), and Toulouse (April 5, 1814). After the revolution of 1820 , in the civil war between Constitutionalists Liberals (the new parliamentary constitution was supported by King João VI ) and Absolutists (supporting his younger son, the Infante – that is, royal prince – Miguel of Portugal , a sworn enemy of any form of democracy), Travassos Valdez

1357-670: The army, he had Travassos Valdez removed from his post and sent into exile in Setúbal , where the 'Parc Bonfim' now commemorates his time there; but after the prince overreached himself in April 1825, with an attempted coup (known as the Abrilada ) and was sent into exile, Travassos Valdez was reinstated. After the death of King João VI, a Spanish army invaded Portugal to restore Absolutist rule; Travassos Valdez, with just 900 men, opposed 6,000 Spaniards at Bragança , delaying their advance until

1416-480: The baron. In 1839 the then governor-general of Angola, Admiral Noronha , sent a fresh expedition to subdue the local chiefs and make them vassals of Portugal. Moçâmedes was officially founded in 1840 by the Portuguese colonial administration on a bay that the Portuguese originally called Angra do Negro by order of Portuguese prime minister, the Count of Bonfim , who was also head of the Colonial Department. In 1840

1475-597: The city of Moçâmedes the Portuguese authorities founded the Iona National Park , Angola's oldest and largest national park, proclaimed as a reserve in 1937 and upgraded to a national park covering 15,150 km in 1964. Moçâmedes has a hot desert climate ( Köppen climate classification BWh ). Despite being well north of the Tropic of Capricorn on the Atlantic Coast, the climate is subtropical due to

1534-408: The cooling effect of the northward-flowing Benguela Current causing July and August to be below 18 °C. During 1966-67 a major iron ore terminal was built at Saco, the bay 12 km north of Moçâmedes, to serve the iron ore mine inland at Cassinga . Construction of the mine installations and a 300 km railway were commissioned to Krupp of Germany and the modern harbour terminal to SETH,

1593-461: The first Duke of Wellington ) landed in Portugal to eject the French , Travassos Valdez served Wellesley as a Portuguese aide-de-camp at the battles of Roliça and Vimeiro , his first major victory. During the Peninsular War , Travassos Valdez was among the first Portuguese officers to attach himself to the command of Marshal William Carr Beresford and was so close to this commander that he

1652-539: The government was able to raise sufficient forces to oppose them. However, the Spaniards captured Travassos Valdez and sent him to Spain; but he escaped and returned to Portugal. He then declined the governorship of Portuguese Angola , offered him by the regent, Dona Isabel Maria , and was instead made Captain General (governor) of Madeira and Porto Santo in 1827. When Dom Miguel returned and seized power from

1711-581: The governorship of Portuguese Angola , offered him by the regent, Dona Isabel Maria , and was instead made Captain General (governor) of Madeira and Porto Santo in 1827. When Dom Miguel returned and seized power from the rightful heir, his niece Maria II , and proclaimed himself 'Absolute King', Travassos Valdez held out in Madeira until his defence of the island was overwhelmed by an expeditionary force despatched from Portugal. As Miguel had given orders that Travassos Valdez should be hanged if captured, he

1770-405: The leadership of the government as Prime Minister , and provided the first period of relative stability by presiding over the eleventh government, a coalition which succeeded in remaining in office for nearly two years, until 1841. He retained the office of Foreign Minister until December 28, 1839. Bonfim's administration, in which he combined the posts of Prime Minister, Minister of War, and head of

1829-405: The leadership of the government as Prime Minister , and provided the first period of relative stability by presiding over the eleventh government, a coalition which succeeded in remaining in office for nearly two years, until 1841. He retained the office of Foreign Minister until December 28, 1839. Bonfim's administration, in which he combined the posts of Prime Minister, Minister of War, and head of

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1888-534: The marshals gave the order to charge to their little squadron and the Viscount de Sá advanced at the head of his troop. The cavalry on both sides stopped at 50 paces, replaced their sabres in their scabbards, and having fraternised returned faithfully to the flags of their respective commanders. The latter saw themselves compelled to sign an armistice and the marshals retired to the North." On September 9, 1837, Bonfim

1947-426: The marshals gave the order to charge to their little squadron and the Viscount de Sá advanced at the head of his troop. The cavalry on both sides stopped at 50 paces, replaced their sabres in their scabbards, and having fraternised returned faithfully to the flags of their respective commanders. The latter saw themselves compelled to sign an armistice and the marshals retired to the North." On September 9, 1837, Bonfim

2006-736: The more conservative forces around the Queen and took command of the 'Progressista' army. Expected reinforcement from the troops commanded by the Conde of Antas , the President of the Junta, was not forthcoming in time, and Bonfim and his army were besieged by Saldanha in the fortress of Torres Vedras and defeated, December 22–23, 1846. In violation of their safe-conduct, Bonfim, his two eldest sons and various political associates were exiled to Moçâmedes in southern Angola. He escaped from there with his sons in

2065-524: The more conservative forces around the Queen and took command of the 'Progressista' army. Expected reinforcement from the troops commanded by the Conde of Antas , the President of the Junta, was not forthcoming in time, and Bonfim and his army were besieged by Saldanha in the fortress of Torres Vedras and defeated, December 22–23, 1846. In violation of their safe-conduct, Bonfim, his two eldest sons and various political associates were exiled to Moçâmedes in southern Angola. He escaped from there with his sons in

2124-527: The national capital Luanda jointly hosted the 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup , the first time that a World Cup of roller hockey was held in Africa. Moçâmedes is the terminus of the Moçâmedes Railway . This line was originally 600mm gauge but was converted to 1067mm gauge in the 1950s. It has one of Angola's three major ports , alongside Luanda and Lobito . Moçâmedes is served by

2183-514: The protection of the British Royal Navy in September 1828. He joined the many refugees from Dom Miguel's tyranny and in 1832 made his way to the Azores to join the expedition of Dom Pedro I of Brazil , father of Maria II and formerly Emperor of Brazil , to restore Maria to her throne and constitutional rule to Portugal. Pedro's expeditionary force landed in Portugal in 1832 and was besieged for

2242-570: The rebellion of Maria da Fonte in 1846. When the anti-Cabralist government of the Duke of Palmela took office Bonfim returned to Portugal, but in October the palace coup known as the Emboscada brought a new government of Cabralist sympathies to power, headed by the Duke of Saldanha . In the ensuing 'Little Civil War' or Patuleia , Travassos Valdez supported the revolutionary Junta of Porto against

2301-409: The rebellion of Maria da Fonte in 1846. When the anti-Cabralist government of the Duke of Palmela took office Bonfim returned to Portugal, but in October the palace coup known as the Emboscada brought a new government of Cabralist sympathies to power, headed by the Duke of Saldanha . In the ensuing 'Little Civil War' or Patuleia , Travassos Valdez supported the revolutionary Junta of Porto against

2360-413: The rightful heir, his niece Maria II , and proclaimed himself 'Absolute King', Travassos Valdez held out in Madeira until his defence of the island was overwhelmed by an expeditionary force despatched from Portugal. As Miguel had given orders that Travassos Valdez should be hanged if captured, he was forced to flee the Portuguese realms and, with his wife, brother, and six children, sailed to England under

2419-522: The tensions of the Carlist War . He was responsible for the foundation in July 1840 of the fortress and town of Mossâmedes in southern Angola and he promoted internal pacification in Portugal. On December 26, 1840, Portugal and the United States of America signed a Mutual Treaty of Commerce and Navigation. Bonfim resigned the premiership when he encountered resistance to his plans to reform

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2478-401: The tensions of the Carlist War . He was responsible for the foundation in July 1840 of the fortress and town of Mossâmedes in southern Angola and he promoted internal pacification in Portugal. On December 26, 1840, Portugal and the United States of America signed a Mutual Treaty of Commerce and Navigation. Bonfim resigned the premiership when he encountered resistance to his plans to reform

2537-527: Was a Portuguese soldier and statesman. Travassos Valdez was born in Elvas , Portugal , on February 23, 1787, to parents Jose Bento Travassos and Donna Antonia Eufrazia Valdez. Originally intended for a career in the Catholic Church but, following the invasion of Portugal by Napoleon 's armies under General Junot , became active in the resistance to the occupation. When Arthur Wellesley (later

2596-506: Was again wounded at the siege of Lisbon , which the Constitutionalists had wrested from Dom Miguel. Dom Miguel was at last defeated in 1834 and sent into exile, this time permanently. Dom Pedro died immediately after his victory and a long period of political unrest between competing factions began under the young queen Maria II. Governments came and went, mostly lasting only a few months. On September 17, 1835, Travassos Valdez

2655-437: Was again wounded at the siege of Lisbon , which the Constitutionalists had wrested from Dom Miguel. Dom Miguel was at last defeated in 1834 and sent into exile, this time permanently. Dom Pedro died immediately after his victory and a long period of political unrest between competing factions began under the young queen Maria II. Governments came and went, mostly lasting only a few months. On September 17, 1835, Travassos Valdez

2714-547: Was appointed Minister of War and interim Foreign Minister and Minister of Marine in the second government of Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo . Among his acts in this office, following the crushing of the Chartist rebellion at the Battle of Ruivães on September 20, 1837, was disarming the National Guard , which had been converted into a permanent force for insurrection. On March 13, 1838, he used troops to put down

2773-428: Was appointed Minister of War and interim Foreign Minister and Minister of Marine in the second government of Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo . Among his acts in this office, following the crushing of the Chartist rebellion at the Battle of Ruivães on September 20, 1837, was disarming the National Guard , which had been converted into a permanent force for insurrection. On March 13, 1838, he used troops to put down

2832-522: Was appointed head of the Supreme Council of Military Justice, and on his death in Lisbon in 1862 was accorded a state funeral. He had married (February 21, 1813) D. Jerónima Emília Godinho Valdez, daughter of José Ricardo Godinho Valdez, 14th lord Quinta de Flandres, Pombal, and administrator of N. Sr.ª das Neves and Marco, and his wife D. Maria Joana Travassos da Silveira. (Travassos Valdez's wife

2891-404: Was appointed head of the Supreme Council of Military Justice, and on his death in Lisbon in 1862 was accorded a state funeral. He had married (February 21, 1813) D. Jerónima Emília Godinho Valdez, daughter of José Ricardo Godinho Valdez, 14th lord Quinta de Flandres, Pombal, and administrator of N. Sr.ª das Neves and Marco, and his wife D. Maria Joana Travassos da Silveira. (Travassos Valdez's wife

2950-503: Was besieged for a year in the city of Porto . After the Battle of Ponte Ferreira , when Dom Pedro instituted changes in his high command, Travassos Valdez exercised the functions of Adjutant-General and chief of the General Staff of the Army of Liberation. During the major Miguelite assault on the city on September 29, 1832, Travassos Valdez was severely wounded defending the redoubt at the Bonfim church ; from this, he later took his title of nobility. A year later, on September 5, 1833, he

3009-411: Was born in Elvas , Portugal , on February 23, 1787, to parents Jose Bento Travassos and Donna Antonia Eufrazia Valdez. Originally intended for a career in the Catholic Church but, following the invasion of Portugal by Napoleon 's armies under General Junot , became active in the resistance to the occupation. When Arthur Wellesley (later the first Duke of Wellington ) landed in Portugal to eject

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3068-865: Was elevated to the peerage as Baron Bonfim. From October 1836 he commanded forces in the Alentejo against the Spanish Carlist general, Miguel Gómez Damas , who was threatening the frontier. In 1837 he was elected deputy for the constituents of the district of Leiria to the parliament. When the Chartist forces raised an insurrection against the government on July 12, 1837, and the Dukes of Saldanha and Terceira, João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun and António José Severim de Noronha , put themselves at its head, according to an early 20th-century account: "The Lisbon government confided extraordinary powers to

3127-639: Was elevated to the peerage as Baron Bonfim. From October 1836 he commanded forces in the Alentejo against the Spanish Carlist general, Miguel Gómez Damas , who was threatening the frontier. In 1837 he was elected deputy for the constituents of the district of Leiria to the parliament. When the Chartist forces raised an insurrection against the government on July 12, 1837, and the Dukes of Saldanha and Terceira, João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun and António José Severim de Noronha , put themselves at its head, according to an early 20th-century account: "The Lisbon government confided extraordinary powers to

3186-502: Was forced to flee the Portuguese realms and, with his wife, brother, and six children, sailed to England under the protection of the British Royal Navy in September 1828. He joined the many refugees from Dom Miguel's tyranny and in 1832 made his way to the Azores to join the expedition of Dom Pedro I of Brazil , father of Maria II and formerly Emperor of Brazil , to restore Maria to her throne and constitutional rule to Portugal. Pedro's expeditionary force landed in Portugal in 1832 and

3245-400: Was his first cousin twice over, being the daughter of his father's sister and his mother's brother.) Among the most notable of his children, the eldest son José Bento Travassos Valdez (1814–1881) was Colonial Secretary of Angola in 1841–45, shared his father's exile in 1846–47 and became 2nd Count of Bonfim; the second son Luís Travassos Valdez (1816–1900) attained the rank of General and was

3304-400: Was his first cousin twice over, being the daughter of his father's sister and his mother's brother.) Among the most notable of his children, the eldest son José Bento Travassos Valdez (1814–1881) was Colonial Secretary of Angola in 1841–45, shared his father's exile in 1846–47 and became 2nd Count of Bonfim; the second son Luís Travassos Valdez (1816–1900) attained the rank of General and was

3363-438: Was popularly known in the Portuguese battalions as 'o discípulo de Beresford' ("the disciple of Beresford"). Travassos Valdez rose to become a Major Assistant in the General Staff of the Portuguese army under Beresford and is reputed to have fought in nine major battles. He was decorated for his services at the battles of Albuera (fought on May 16, 1811, and at which Beresford, operating independently from Wellington, commanded

3422-453: Was sent into exile, Travassos Valdez was reinstated. After the death of King João VI, a Spanish army invaded Portugal to restore Absolutist rule; Travassos Valdez, with just 900 men, opposed 6,000 Spaniards at Bragança , delaying their advance until the government was able to raise sufficient forces to oppose them. However, the Spaniards captured Travassos Valdez and sent him to Spain; but he escaped and returned to Portugal. He then declined

3481-402: Was strongly on the Constitutionalist side and was engaged in suppressing Absolutist revolts. When Miguel became titular commander-in-chief of the army, he had Travassos Valdez removed from his post and sent into exile in Setúbal , where the 'Parc Bonfim' now commemorates his time there; but after the prince overreached himself in April 1825, with an attempted coup (known as the Abrilada ) and

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