Isidoro Francisco Guimarães

Isidoro Francisco Guimarães, 1st viscount of Praia Grande de Macau (19 April 1808 – 17 January 1883),^[1] was a Portuguese colonial administrator who served as the governor of Macau from 1851 to 1863.^[2] During his term, the gambling business in Macau was legalized in an attempt to generate revenues for the government.^[3][4]

Isidoro Francisco Guimarães
84th Governor of Macau
In office 19 November 1851 – 22 June 1863
Preceded by	Francisco António Gonçalves Cardoso
Succeeded by	José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral
Personal details
Born	(1808-04-19)19 April 1808 Lisbon, Portugal
Died	17 January 1883(1883-01-17) (aged 74) Lisbon, Portugal
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	基瑪良士
Simplified Chinese	基玛良士
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīmǎliángshì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gei1 maa5 loeng4 si6