José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral

José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral was born to a Portuguese noble family in 1808.

One of his first major acts as governor was the demolition of the Convento de São Francisco, building in its place a barracks for the 1st Battalion of the Line, a project completed on 30 December 1866.

Coelho do Amaral turned this field into garden, closing it with a balustrade, which has long since disappeared.

[3][4][5] His last governorship was as the governor of Mozambique, a post he was in from August 1870 to his death in December 1873.

After his death he received various honors and awards from both the Portuguese monarchy and the Qing ruling dynasty.