Joaquim José Machado

Joaquim José Machado, better known as Conselheiro (Councillor) Joaquim Machado or Major Machado (Lagos, 24 de Setembro de 1847 — Lisboa, 22 de Fevereiro de 1925) was a military engineer and a Portuguese politician.

He was born in the city of Lagos, on 24 September 1847.

He graduated in engineering.

After completing his studies, he enlisted in the Army in October 1869, and was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1873, lieutenant in 1875, captain in 1876, major in 1887, lieutenant colonel in 1892 and colonel on November 21, 1895 . He was later promoted to general.

In 1877, he was appointed Director of Public Works in Mozambique. He carried out several public works in the province, especially the planning of the layout of the railway track from Lourenço Marques to Pretoria, which was commissioned by the president of the Transvaal Republic, Paul Kruger.

In 1890, he was appointed Governor of the Mozambique Province, a position he held until 1891. He played an important role during the British Ultimatum of 1890.

He also undertook the construction of a rail link between Moçâmedes and the Bié Province in Angola.

He was also on the Board of Governors of the Companhia de Moçambique and the Director of Public Works of Moçâmedes. He was also Governor of Mozambique on other two occasions, in 1900 and between 1914 and 1915.

Between 1897 to 1900, he became the 110th Governor of Portuguese India. In 1902, when he was a councillor, he traveled to London to discuss the rates of the Mormugao railway line, and was part of the commission for the management of that rail link.

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