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Infante Dom Henrique: the prince who set the Age of Discovery in motion
Infante Dom Henrique (Henry the Navigator)
A son of King João I of Portugal and a central figure of the Age of Discovery, he sponsored expeditions down the West African coast and championed advances in navigation. Avenida do Infante D. Henrique on the Macau peninsula was named after him in 1939.
Jorge Álvares: the Portuguese navigator who reached the China coast in 1513
Jorge Álvares
A Portuguese navigator who reached the Pearl River estuary in 1513 and is regarded as among the first Portuguese to arrive in China by sea. He died near Tuen Mun on 8 July 1521. The Macau square 歐華利前地 (also rendered 區華利前地) carries his name.
Luís de Camões: Portugal's national poet and the Macau garden that bears his name
Luís de Camões
Portugal's national poet and author of the epic Os Lusíadas (rendered in Macau as 葡國魂), regarded as a founding figure of Portuguese-language literature. Camões Garden in Macau is named after him; the well-loved story that he composed part of the epic in a grotto there is a legend, not documented fact.
Ferreira do Amaral: the governor whose hardline rule left his name on a Macau square
João Maria Ferreira do Amaral
A Portuguese naval officer who governed Macau from 1846 to 1849, pursuing an aggressive expansionist policy. He was assassinated near the Barrier Gate in 1849. The square Praça de Ferreira do Amaral on the Macau peninsula carries his Portuguese name.
Mesquita: the Macau-born officer of the 1849 Barrier Gate clash
Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita
A Macau-born Portuguese army officer who, after the 1849 Barrier Gate incident, led a small detachment in an assault on the Baisha Ridge fort and later rose to colonel. Avenida do Coronel Mesquita carries his rank in its name.
Horta e Costa: a two-term governor and the avenue renamed for how it sounded
José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa
A Portuguese colonial official who served twice as Governor of Macau (first term 1894–1897) and later as Governor of Portuguese India. The Macau avenue named after him was originally rendered 柯高 in Chinese but later changed to 高士德 because the earlier reading sounded unflattering in Cantonese.
Camilo Pessanha: the Portuguese symbolist poet who spent half his life in Macau
Camilo Pessanha
A Portuguese symbolist poet, born in Coimbra in 1867, who came to Macau in 1894 to teach, headed the property registry from 1900, and died in Macau in 1926. His collection Clepsidra is a landmark of Portuguese symbolism. Rua de Camilo Pessanha — formerly 爐石塘街 — was named after him in 1926.
Rodrigo Rodrigues: the physician-governor who wrote on Macau's place in the East
Rodrigo José Rodrigues
A Portuguese military physician and politician, the 109th Governor of Macau (1923–1925). After leaving office he wrote Macau: The Portuguese Problem in the Far East. Avenida do Doutor Rodrigo Rodrigues on the peninsula is named after him.