José Maria da Ponte e Horta (1824 in Faro – 9 March 1892[1]) was a Portuguese noble who served as a colonial administrator and soldier in the Portuguese Empire.

José Maria da Ponte e Horta was born to a Portuguese noble family in 1824.

Ponte e Horta joined the Portuguese military and later went on to serve as a professor at the Escola Politécnica de Lisboa and was named Par do Reino, one of the highest honors of Portuguese society.

On 26 October 1866, Ponte e Horta became the Portuguese governor of Macau, a position which he held for two years until 3 August 1868.

[2] José Maria da Ponte e Horta died on 9 March 1892.