Anadia, 8 January 1850 - Anadia, 9 April 1912. Layer, judge, businessman in Portugal and São Tomé. Was also a politician linked to the Partido Progressista (Progressive Party) during the monarchy, having been a MP for more than two decades. Participated in the first Colonial Congress in Lisbon and published an account of a travel to São Tomé, a work well integrated in the colonial racist literature of the period.
References: Fernando Moreira, "Cancela, José Paulo Monteiro (1850-1912)," in Maria Filomena Mónica (coord.), Dicionário Biográfico Parlamentar, 1834-1910. Lisboa, Assembleia da República: ICS, 2004, v. 1, p. 570-572; “Quem Foi Quem na Toponímia do Município de Anadia” https://ruascomhistoria.wordpress.com/2023/04/20/quem-foi-quem-na-toponimia-do-municipio-de-anadia-5/
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| Boletim do Centro Colonial de Lisboa | Director | Cancela, José Paulo Monteiro - Cancela, Paulo |