João Maria Ferreira do Amaral
| João Maria Ferreira do Amaral | |
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| 79th Governor of Macau | |
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In office 21 April 1846 – 22 August 1849 |
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| Monarch | Mary II |
| Preceded by | José Gregório Pegado |
| Succeeded by | Government Council |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1803 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died |
22 August 1849 (aged 46) Macau |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Helena de Albuquerque |
| Children |
Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Joana Teresa de Albuquerque |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Portuguese Empire |
| Service/branch | Portuguese Navy |
| Years of service | 1821–1849 |
| Battles/wars |
War of Independence of Brazil Liberal Wars |
João Maria Ferreira do Amaral (4 March 1803 – 22 August 1849) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. While he was governor of Macau, he was assassinated by several Chinese men, triggering the Battle of Passaleão between Portugal and China.
João was the first son of Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, born in the parish of Alcântara, Lisbon, on 3 May 1773. His father was a descendant from de Macedo, a fidalgo of the Royal Household and a sergeant in the Portuguese Army and the Portuguese Legion during the Napoleonic Wars. His father froze to death during the French Invasion of Russia, where he might have been promoted to alferes, in the winter of 1812. His father was married in Alcântara, Lisbon, on 4 February 1801 to Ana Isabel Cirila de Mendonça. He had two brothers, Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, born in Alcântara, Lisbon, on 15 October 1804, and Francisca Ferreira do Amaral, born in Alcântara, Lisbon, on 10 May 1805.
João Maria Ferreira do Amaral was a distinguished and valiant officer of the Portuguese Royal Fleet. In 1821, he started his military career as a midshipman in the Brazilian Squadron of the Portuguese Navy posted in Brazil. In 1821, during Brazil's brief war of independence against Portugal, Ferreira do Amaral lost his right arm in the Battle of Itaparica.
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