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José Cândido da Silveira Avelar

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José Cândido da Silveira Avelar
Bornc. 1843
Velas (Azores), Kingdom of Portugal
Died1905 (aged -9–-8)
Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal
OccupationAdministrator/Secretary
LanguagePortuguese
Period1902
GenreHistory, Geography, Ethnography
SubjectAzores
Notable worksIlha de S. Jorge (Açores) - Apontamentos para a sua História

José Cândido da Silveira Avelar (1843 in Velas – 3 December 1905, in Horta), was an Azorean historian and author, known for his work on the history of the island of São Jorge.

He was a secretary/writer within administrative council of Velas by 1881, and for political or intellectual reasons, had a sustained disagreement with João Duarte de Sousa.

Both men disagreed on the histrography of the island of São Jorge, and following Sousa's publication of a treasties on the island, Avelar published his Ilha de S. Jorge (Açores): Apontamentos para a sua História. His reference, published in 1902, is considered a more comprehensive and definitive interpretation of the island's history and ethnography.

He died three years later on 3 December 1905, in Horta, on the island of Faial.

Published work

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  • Ilha de S. Jorge (Açores) - Apontamentos para a sua História (São Jorge Island (Azores)), Horta, (1902).