Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva

Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva (8 December 1878 – 2 November 1935), often referred to as Henrique Paço d'Arcos, was a Portuguese statesman, navy officer and colonial administrator.

Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva
Governor of Macau
In office 23 August 1919 – 5 January 1923
Preceded by	Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa
Succeeded by	Rodrigo José Rodrigues
Minister of the Colonies
In office 16 February 1925 – 1 July 1925
Preceded by	António de Paiva Gomes
Succeeded by	Filemon de Almeida
Personal details
Born	(1878-12-08)8 December 1878 Macau, Portugal
Died	2 November 1935(1935-11-02) (aged 56) Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	施利華
Simplified Chinese	施利华
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shī Lìhuá Yue: Cantonese Jyutping si1 lei6 waa4

Biography

Henrique Paço d'Arcos was a son of Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva. He served as Governor of Macau from 23 August 1919 to 5 January 1923.^[1] During his tenure, he showed great diplomatic talent in his relationship with the Chinese government.^[2] Later, he served as Minister of the Colonies in Guimarães cabinet from 16 February to 1 July 1925.^[3]

Henrique was also father of writer Joaquim Paço d'Arcos [pt]^[4] and Henrique Belford Correia da Silva [pt] (2nd Count of Paço de Arcos).

Honours

• Knight of Order of the Tower and Sword
• Distinguished Service Order
• Commander of Military Order of Aviz (11 March 1910)^[5]

Work

• Memórias de Guerra no Mar^[6][7]