Manuel Francisco de Vargas
Manuel Francisco de Vargas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 November 1849 Mértola, Portugal |
| Died | 9 December 1921 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Portugal |
| Other names | Manuel Francisco Vargas |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, businessman, numismatist, railroad worker and politician |
| Known for | Having planned the construction of the Douro line, and drawn up the Plan for the Network South of the Tagus River |
Manuel Francisco de Vargas (23 November 1849 – 9 December 1921), also known as Adviser Vargas (Conselheiro Vargas), was an engineer, businessman and politician from Portugal. He was a prominent numismatist, specializing in Hispano-Arab coins.[1]
Biography[edit]
Born in Mértola in the region of Alentejo, he was one of the engineers of the Douro line,[2] having been appointed, on 4 February 1888, as one of the members of a commission to organize the expropriations necessary for the construction of the section between the stations of Porto-São Bento and Porto-Campanhã.[3] He was deputy director and administrator of the Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses company. He also held the position of Ministry of Public Works, Trade and Industry between 1900 and 1903,[2] distinguishing himself by reforming the rail transport tariff systems[4] and by drawing up and publishing the Rede ao Sul do Tejo Plan, an official document that outlined all the railway projects of that time in the south of Portugal.[5]
He was Minister of Public Works from 1900 to 1903.
As a specialist in Arabic numismatics, he was the author of several works published in O Arqueólogo Português.[6][7] He is also the author of the "Catálogo das Moedas Árabes", published in volume XI of the "Boletim da Associação dos Arqueólogos".
He died on 9 December 1921 at age 72.
References[edit]
- ^ José R. Marinho, «Um dinar inédito de Tamin batido em Málaga em 476 H.».
- ^ a b "In Memoriam" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 79 (1885): 182. 1 July 1966. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Parte Official" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro de Portugal e Hespanha. 1 (1): 3. 15 March 1888. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Questões de Tarifas" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 15 (338): 17. 16 January 1902. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ de Sousa, J. Fernando (1 December 1902). "A rêde ferro-viaria ao Sul do Tejo" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 16 (359): 354, 355. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ «Materiais para o estudo das moedas arabico-hispanicas».
- ^ «Nótulas Numismáticas I» e »Nótulas Numismáticas II».
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