José Augusto Alves Roçadas

José Augusto Alves Roçadas
Governor of Macau
In office 1908–1909
Monarch	Manuel II of Portugal
Preceded by	Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho
Succeeded by	Eduardo Augusto Marques
Governor of Angola
In office 1909–1910
Monarch	Manuel II of Portugal
Preceded by	Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho
Succeeded by	Caetano Francisco Cláudio Eugénio Gonçalves
Personal details
Born	(1865-04-06)6 April 1865 Vila Real, Portugal
Died	28 April 1926(1926-04-28) (aged 61) Lisbon, Portugal
Awards	Officer of the Order of the Tower and Sword Distinguished Service Medal Military Merit Medal
Military service
Branch/service	Army
Years of service	1882–1926
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Battle of Mufilo World War I German campaign in Angola
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	羅沙達
Simplified Chinese	罗沙达
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Luó Shādá Yue: Cantonese Jyutping lo4 saa1 daat6

José Augusto Alves Roçadas (6 April 1865 – 28 April 1926) was a career officer of the Portuguese Army and a appointed as a colonial administrator in Portuguese Angola and Macau.

In 1907 troops under his command in Portuguese Angola put down a revolt by the Ovambo at the Battle of Mufilo.

As a colonial administrator, Alves Roçadas served as Governor of the District of Huíla in Portuguese Angola (1905–1908), Governor of Macau (1908–1909), and Governor-General of Angola (1909–1910).

During World War I, Alves Roçadas served as the commanding officer of Portuguese forces in southern Angola. He led them in combat against the German invasion of Portuguese Africa. Both sides used both regular military forces, such as the German forces, and regional auxiliaries or armed groups made up of indigenous and other peoples.

After the war, Roçadas participated in the preparation of the 28 May 1926 coup d'état, together with generals Manuel Gomes da Costa, Sinel de Cordes and Óscar Carmona. They created the Ditadura Nacional. Although originally marked to take up a post in the new government, he fell ill and died a month before the coup took place.

References

• Hew Strachan, The First World War in Africa (2004) ISBN 9780199257287