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Hermenegildo de Brito Capelo (1841–1917) was a Portuguese officer in the Portuguese Navy and an explorer, who helped to chart territory between Angola and Mozambique that was unknown to Europeans in the 1870s and 1880s.
Hermenegildo Carlos de Brito Capelo [nota 1] GCTE • GCA • GCSE (Palmela, 4 de Fevereiro de 1841 — Lisboa, 4 de Maio de 1917), foi um oficial da Marinha portuguesa e explorador do continente africano durante o último quartel do século XIX. [1]
Hermenegildo Capelo was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1902 and Vice-Admiral in 1906. In 1964 he became the patron of a Naval College. Throughout his life, Hermenegildo Capelo was decorated in various ways nationally and abroad. In 1971 the Municipality of Palmela paid tribute to him, inaugurating the "Hermenegildo Capelo High School".
Hermenegildo Carlos de Brito Capelo, oficial da marinha que se notabilizou pelas suas explorações em África, nasceu em 1841, no castelo de Palmela, e morreu a 4 de maio de 1917.
The “Comandante Hermenegildo Capelo” frigate is the second frigate in a group of four ships ordered in 1964 by the Portuguese Navy: “ João Belo ”, “ Hermenegildo Capelo ”, “ Roberto Ivens ” and “ Sacadura Cabral ”.
Hermenegildo de Brito Capelo (Palmela, 1841 – Lisbon, 1917) was an officer in the Portuguese Navy and a Portuguese explorer, helping to chart territory between Angola and Mozambique in southern Central Africa that was unknown to Europeans in the 1870s and 1880s.
Hermenegildo Capelo has 20 books on Goodreads with 82 ratings. Hermenegildo Capelo’s most popular book is De Angola à Contracosta I.
