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412:, as the British were allies of the Portuguese. He expected them to support him as the legal authority appointed by Portugal in Goa, but they refused. He spent the next five months preparing an expeditionary force to capture Goa. He recruited nearly three hundred men for the task. Rogério de Faria financed his mission. The expeditionary force, set out from Bombay harbour on 27 May, in five vessels. Unfortunately, they were forced to turn back due to the advancing monsoons on 6 June.
428:, north of Bombay. He was welcomed there by the constitutionalists and supporters who still recognised him as prefect. He established a provisional government that lasted until 1837. Peres received arms and armaments from Faria for the defence of Daman, should his opposer's have attacked Daman. In return, Faria was to receive customs exemptions. Being in debt, Rogério de Faria asked for his money back (a sum of Rs. 67,957). The bureaucrats of Daman refused to clear the bills.
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He intended to clean up the administration of Goa. Within a week of arrival, Peres's brought new reforms and made new appointments to the
Finance and Justice departments. He took some steps to benefit locals which irked the whites and mestiços. One of the first measures he took was to form a new city
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The army in Goa at that time was dominated by whites and mestiços. They eventually organised a coup in Goa and removed Peres from his post on 1 February. He had been in power for just seventeen days when he had been deposed. Peres was arrested and exiled to Bombay. In his place, the previous
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and a friend or relative of Peres,), sent a copy to Peres. The events in
Portugal inspired the Goans to seek greater political liberty. The Portuguese Viceroy of Goa, the Count of Rio Pardo, did not hold elections immediately, preferring, instead to wait for instructions from the Government Council
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In 1840, Peres delivered a speech in the parliament, defending his actions as
Governor. He also asked for an investigation of his adversaries. He later published his speech entitled "Aos Representantes da Nação Portuguesa". He demanded that the military forces stationed in Goa be done away with.
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Peres went back to Goa and made peace with the new governor, accepting his authority. On 9 November 1839, he was re-elected as representative from Goa to the
Parliament. He returned to Portugal and continued to take part in the Parliament. He was appointed a member of the standing committee on
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On 10 February, disturbances broke out in Goa in his favour. The leader of the revolt that had deposed Peres, fearing arrest had resigned and handed control over to the Chief
Counselor of the Prefecture. On 3 March, a faction of the army, consisting of local soldiers loyal to him, revolted and
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Portuguese conducted elections in the European-controlled constituencies, keeping four constituencies away. During Peres's absence, a provisional government headed by Rocha de Vasconcelos had been appointed. It was followed by the nomination of the Baron of Sabrosa as governor.
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colonies. He was re-elected to the parliament twice again till his death in 1842. He argued on behalf of his land in the
Portuguese Parliament, even though no minister responded to his demands. He strongly defended the interests of Goa as well as other Portuguese colonies.
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council. The members of the council were Manuel
Correia da Silva e Gama, Brigadier José António de Melo Souto, and Major D. Teles José Maria de Castro e Almeida. He also reorganised the judicial services and abolished monastic orders. He made concessions to the
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During his term at the hospital, Peres opposed moves by the
Viceroy, the Count of Rio Pardo, to streamline treatment available to patients. This made him popular with the people, but not with the viceroy. In 1820 he was dismissed from the Royal Hospital.
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demanded Peres' reinstatement as prefect. The military governor refused and ordered troops to move against the revolutionaries. His supporters took refuge at Fort Gaspar Dias (Terekhol Fort). After a pitched battle, most protesters were massacred.
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In 1827, after a new liberal government was established, elections were held again. This time, Peres's opponent was the Governor of Goa. Peres won again, but on reaching Lisbon found that the parliament had been dissolved by King Dom
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in England. During his stay there, he came to know that someone else had been appointed in his place as representative. Peres published a strongly worded letter protesting this move. After staying there for some time, he went to
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After completing his education at the medical school, Peres was appointed as substitute professor in the medical school, having passed a competitive exam. When his teacher fell ill, Peres took up the job of teaching.
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For most of his life, Peres lived in penury, and died a pauper. He had to sell off his household furniture to meet medical expenses. Bernardo da Silva died on 14 November 1844. He was buried in the
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candidates, but the Goans voted for their own. Peres participated in the elections and was voted to the Parliament in Lisbon, on 4 January 1822. Peres, along with
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to be appointed to this post during the 451 years of Portuguese colonial and provincial governance. He was also one of the first elected representatives in the
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354:(Prefect) of Portuguese India on 7 May 1834. The post of Prefect was a new designation for the post of Governor, but it did not carry any military powers.
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by removing the tax that they had to pay to the state, amounting to one-sixth of their income. He also tried to end the abuses by the privileged classes.
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to José Tomás de Vila Nova Peres and Mariana Veloso and was orphaned at a very young age. His uncle, Caetano Peres, was a priest at
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322:(Dialogue between a Doctor of Philosophy and a Portuguese in India on the Political Constitution of Portugal).
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Dialógo entre um Doutor em Filosofia e um Português na Índia sobre a Constituição Política de Portugal
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Bernardo da Silva arrived in Goa on 10 January 1835, and took charge of his post on 14 January. The
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Couto, Maria Aurora; Teotonio R de Souza (23 December 2005).
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Borges, Charles J.; Oscar Guilherme Pereira; Hannes Stubbe.
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706:"BOOK REVIEW: Maria Aurora Couto's Goa: A Daughter's Story"
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An historical and archaeological sketch of the city of Goa
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180:Bernardo Peres da Silva
37:Official portrait, 1835
25:Bernardo Peres da Silva
733:De Souza, Teotonio R.
456:Cemitério dos Prazeres
326:Appointment as Prefect
236:The first insurrection
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