Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita

Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita
Born	July 9, 1818 (1818-07-09) Colony of Macau, Portuguese Empire
Died	March 20, 1880 (1880-03-21) (aged 61) Colony of Macau, Portuguese Empire
Allegiance	Portuguese Empire
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1835–1880
Rank	Colonel
Battles / wars	Baishaling Incident
Awards	List of awards Commander of the Fortress of Taipa Commander of the Fort of São Tiago da Barra and the Fortress of Monte Member of the Government Council and the Council of Military Justice Knight of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (September 15, 1855) Knight of the Order of Aviz (October 6, 1857) Commander of the Order of Aviz (January 15, 1869) Silver Medal of Military Valor Gold Medal of Exemplary Conduct

Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita (July 9, 1818, in São Lourenço, Portuguese Macau – March 20, 1880, in São Lourenço, Portuguese Macau) was an officer of the Portuguese Army in Macau. He is widely remembered for his role at the Portuguese attack of Baishaling,^[1][2] in 1849. He was the oldest of the five children of noted Macanese lawyer Frederico Albino de Mesquita and Clara Esmeralda Carneiro – both Macau natives. He married twice: first to Balbina Maria da Silveira; second to his sister-in-law Carolina Maria Josefa da Silveira.