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33-608: Serpa Pinto was born at the Quinta das Poldras (Tendais) in Cinfães , a Portuguese village on the river Douro . He joined Colégio Militar at age 10. There he became the first student Battalion Commander in 1864, when he joined the Portuguese army and was sent to Portuguese Mozambique . In 1869 he took part in suppressing tribes in revolt around the lower Zambezi . Also in 1869, Pinto went to eastern Africa on an exploration of

66-632: A British protectorate over the Shire Highlands, despite contrary instructions, although this was later endorsed by the Foreign Office . Shortly after this clash with Britain, Serpa Pinto returned to Portugal where he was promoted to the rank of colonel . He was governor general of Cape Verde from 20 January 1894 until 17 January 1898. Serpa Pinto died in Lisbon on 28 December 1900 at the age of 54. His earthly remains were laid to rest in

99-580: A small but relatively steady stream of visitors. In addition, Quelimane is home to branches of many international NGOs, and frequent visits from foreign aid consultants, workers, and government officials also contribute to the economy. The city received a further boost when Quelimane hosted the Ninth Annual Frelimo Party Convention in November 2006. After decades of municipal decline, the current mayor, Manuel de Araujo ,

132-652: A small exhibit dedicated to this famous son of the area. On a small square in front of the Museum is a bust of Serpa Pinto. The house where Serpa Pinto's parents lived in Porto Antigo, Cinfães, on the banks of the Rio Bastanéa (Bestança River), where it flows into the Rio Douro (Douro River), has been transformed into the luxurious Estalagem Porto Antigo and the conference hall there is named after Serpa Pinto. Also

165-431: A town. Until 1853 trade was forbidden to any other than Portuguese. Sisal plantations were organized by Swiss planters in the beginning of the 20th century, namely Joseph Émile Stucky de Quay . The town started to grow and attracted several communities from different backgrounds, including Muslims and Indians, and new infrastructure was built by the Portuguese authorities. Its busy port had tea , grown and processed in

198-539: Is reportedly overseeing a renewed civic effort at economic and infrastructural restoration. Among the places of worship , they are predominantly Christian churches and temples: Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane ( Catholic Church ), ( Reformed Church in Mozambique ( World Communion of Reformed Churches ), Igreja Presbiteriana de Moçambique ( World Communion of Reformed Churches ), Convenção Baptista de Moçambique ( Baptist World Alliance ), Universal Church of

231-535: The Royal Geographical Society awarded him their Founder's Medal , "for his journey across Africa ... during which he explored five hundred miles of new country". In 1881 Serpa Pinto published his 2-volume Como eu atravessei a África , translated by Alfred Elwes and published in English as How I crossed Africa . In the same year French and German translations were also published. In 1879

264-535: The Zambezi River . Eight years later he led an expedition from Benguela , Portuguese Angola , into the basins of the Congo and Zambezi rivers. The town of Menongue was named Serpa Pinto , after him, up to 1975. In 1877, he and Lieutenant Commander Capelo and Lieutenant Ivens , both of the Portuguese navy, were sent to explore the southern African interior. All three had African experience and seemed to be

297-635: The Association is to develop cultural, social, scientific, technological and artistic activities in Cinfães, in Portugal, in the C.P.L.P. (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries) and in all countries interested in the historical course, life and work General Alexandre Alberto da Rocha Serpa Pinto but also contribute to the enrichment, protection and conservation of General Alexandre Alberto da Rocha Serpa Pinto's estate, encourage teaching and research in

330-534: The Baroque period, like the one of São Pedro of Ferreiros de Tendais, and Santa Cristina of Tendais. The present mayor is Armando Mourisco, elected by the Socialist Party . The municipal holiday is June 24 (st. John's day). Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes ( freguesias ): Sanfins (also known as Sanfins da Beira) was a council within the municipality of Cinfães. It

363-577: The Portuguese government formally claimed the area south and east of the Ruo River (which currently forms the southeastern border of Malawi ), and in 1882 occupied the lower Shire River valley as far as the Ruo. The Portuguese then attempted to negotiate British acceptance of their territorial claims, but the convening of the Berlin Conference (1884) ended these discussions. In 1884, Serpa Pinto

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396-554: The Portuguese government instructed its representatives in Portuguese East Africa to attempt to make treaties of protection with the Yao chiefs southeast of Lake Malawi and in the Shire Highlands and an expedition organised under Antonio Cardoso, a former governor of Quelimane , set off in November 1888 for the lake. Rather later, a second expedition led by Serpa Pinto, who had been appointed governor of Mozambique, moved up

429-671: The Shire valley. Between them, these two expedition made over 20 treaties with chiefs in what is now Malawi. Serpa Pinto met Johnston in August 1889 east of the Ruo, when Johnston advised him not to cross the river into the Shire Highlands. Although Serpa Pinto had previously acted with caution, he crossed the Ruo to Chiromo , now in Malawi in September 1889. Following minor clashes with Serpa Pinto's force, Johnston's deputy, John Buchanan, declared

462-400: The areas of Natural Sciences, Anthropology, History and Sociology and to promote culture, defense and conservation of the historical, artistic and cultural heritage of Cinfães, Portugal and C.P.L.P.. It have also an educational function by bringing into being a library, conference facilities and exhibition locale. Furthermore, the Association promote the study the life and work of Serpa Pinto and

495-466: The areas surrounding Quelimane speak Portuguese. The most common local language is Chuabo . Quelimane, along with much of Zambezia Province, is extremely prone to floods during Mozambique's rainy season. The town originated as a Swahili trade centre, and then grew as a slave market of the Indian Ocean slave trade . Quelimane was founded by Muslim traders (see Kilwa Sultanate ) and was one of

528-516: The coast, where he eventually recovered. Cardoso his twenty-five-year-old lieutenant, continued the exploration, visiting Lake Nyasa and the Shire Highlands , but failed to make any treaties of protection with the Yao chiefs in territories west of the lake Malawi. Britain declined to accept the Portuguese claim that the Shire Highlands should be considered part of Portuguese East Africa , as it

561-523: The district of Zambézia (particularly important in the region around Gurúè , formerly Vila Junqueiro ), as its major export. Coconut was also produced and processed in the city. By 1970, Quelimane had 71,786 inhabitants. Mozambique became independent from Portugal in 1975, after the April 1974 Carnation Revolution at Lisbon . Although its location on the Rio dos Bons Sinais is less important today than in

594-402: The era in which he lived in a scientific and inter-disciplinary manner. Associação Cultural Serpa Pinto Attribution: Cinf%C3%A3es Cinfães ( European Portuguese pronunciation: [sĩˈfɐ̃jʃ] ) is a village and a municipality in the northern district of Viseu , Portugal. The village proper has about 3,300 inhabitants. The population of the municipality in 2011

627-768: The family grave of António Gomes dos Santos and Francisco de Souza Santos Moreira and their families in the Cemitério dos Prazeres in Lisbon. Recognition and honours for his services were not wanting. In Portugal, he was made comendador of the orders of knighthood: Ordem da Torre e Espada, the Ordem Sao Bento de Aviz, and the Ordem de Sao Tiago da Espada; in France the Cross of the Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur

660-650: The missionary François Coillard , enabling him to continue his journey along the Zambezi to the Victoria Falls . He then turned south and arrived at Pretoria in northern South Africa on 12 February 1879. Capelo and Ivens emerged at Dondo , on the Cuanza River in northern Angola. Serpa Pinto was the fourth explorer to cross Africa from west to east, and the first to lay down a reasonably accurate route between Bié (in present-day Angola ) and Lealui. In 1881

693-408: The oldest towns in the region. The origins of the name 'Quelimane' are obscure. One tradition alleges that Vasco da Gama , in 1498, inquired about the name of the place from some inhabitants labouring in the fields outside the settlement. Thinking he was asking what they were doing, they simply replied kuliamani ('we are cultivating'). An alternative explanation is that when the Portuguese reached

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726-553: The original dwelling and out-houses still stand, but in a neglected state. He was also portrayed in the 100 Angolan escudo banknote issued in 1956. In Cinfães was founded the Associação Cultural Serpa Pinto (ACSP), in 2007 published in Diário da República, 2ª. série – Nº. 38 – 22 de Fevereiro de 2008, page 7339. The address is Lugar de Vila Viçosa, Cx Postal 327 4690-906 Cinfães, Portugal. The idea of

759-450: The past, Quelimane remains a major town with a large hospital , two cathedrals , a mosque , and a public university for teachers. Due to its heat, humidity, and distance from the beach, Quelimane is not among Mozambique's major tourist destinations. However, its status as a provincial capital and the fourth-largest city in Mozambique and the increasing ease of access by plane ( Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique runs flights) and road contribute to

792-507: The province's largest city, and stands 25 km (16 mi) from the mouth of the Rio dos Bons Sinais (or "River of the Good Signs"). The river was named when Vasco da Gama , on his way to India , reached it and saw "good signs" that he was on the right path. The town was the end point of David Livingstone 's west-to-east crossing of south-central Africa in 1856. Portuguese is the official language of Mozambique, and many residents of

825-577: The right age and temperament for the work. They left Benguela in November. Soon after their departure, however, they parted company at Bié , Capello and Ivens turning northward whilst Serpa Pinto continued eastward, gradually shifting his course to the south. He crossed the Cuando (Kwando) river in June 1878 and in August reached Lealui , the Barotse capital on the Zambezi. There he received assistance from

858-467: The settlement, they were welcomed by a notable Arab, or half Arab, who acted as interpreter between them and the natives. The name which the Portuguese applied to this individual, and his settlement, was 'Quelimane' (pronounced Kelimãn), because in the corrupt Arabic spoken on the East African coast 'Kalimãn' is the word for 'Interpreter'. In Swahili it is 'Mkalimani'. In 1761, the settlement became

891-610: Was 20,427, in an area of 239.29 km . Its history is linked to the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques and several noblemen of his entourage, like the server Egas Moniz. In Cinfães existed several fortified houses or towers like "Torre da Chã" destroyed during the first half of the 20th century. It has an important heritage resource, especially the Romanesque churches such as St. Cristóvão de Nogueira; Santa Maria Maior de Tarouquela, Igreja do Escamarão, Ermida do Douro among many important others churches, specially dated to

924-515: Was appointed as Portuguese consul in Zanzibar, and given the mission of exploring and re-mapping the region between Lake Nyasa and the coast from the Zambezi to the Rovuma River and securing the allegiance of the chiefs in that area. In 1885, Serpa Pinto undertook an expedition in 1885 with Lieutenant Augusto Cardoso as his second-in-command. Serpa Pinto fell seriously ill and was carried to

957-823: Was conferred on him; in Brazil he was made knight of the Ordem da Rosa; and in Turkey he was honoured with the Great Cross of the Order of the Medejidie. He received honorary membership and awards from various scientific societies, including membership of the French Académie des Sciences' Astronomy division, and the "Founders' Medal" of the Royal Geographical Society of London. On 24 January 1899 he

990-584: Was given a foral in 1514 a status it kept until 1855 . This area in the Douro region is now part of the Cinfães municipality. This Viseu location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Quelimane Quelimane ( Portuguese pronunciation: [keliˈmani] ) is a seaport in Mozambique . It is the administrative capital of the Zambezia Province and

1023-477: Was honoured by King Carlos I (1863–1908) with the noble title of Viscount. To honour and remember him, streets and squares in many Portuguese towns and cities were named after him, for example the Rua Serpa Pinto in Lisbon, Porto, Tomar, Évora, Braganca, Torres Vedras, Rio Maior and Cinfães, to mention only a few. In Angola, the town of Serpa Pinto (now Menongue), main seat of the province Cuando-Cubango,

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1056-540: Was named after him. His name was even given to two ships, and as trade name for products like cigars and biscuits. During the 125th commemoration of the founding of the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa, two stamps were issued with a portrait of Serpa Pinto in a prominent place, while a portrait of him also appears on a banknote from Angola. In Cinfães the Serpa Pinto Museum was opened on 20 April 2000, housing

1089-611: Was not under their effective occupation. In order to prevent Portuguese occupation, the British government sent Henry Hamilton Johnston as British consul to Mozambique and the Interior, with instructions to report on the extent of Portuguese rule in the Zambezi and Shire valleys and the vicinity, and to make conditional treaties with local rulers beyond Portuguese jurisdiction, to prevent them accepting protection from Portugal. In 1888,

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