FONTES PEREIRA DE MELO IN THE BICENTENARY OF HIS BIRTH (1819-2019)
COLLOQUIUM – MEETINGS OF MILITARY ENGINEERING
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Colloquium organized by the Military Engineering Arm in collaboration with the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa to be held at the Lisbon Geography Society (Morning Session) and at the Army Infrastructure Directorate at Lavradio Palace, Campo de Santa Clara, Lisbon ( Afternoon session).
The Academician Paulo Jorge Estrela will deliver, at 15h00, at the Lavradio Palace, a communication on the theme – Fontes Pereira de Melo and Phaleristics: awards and recognition.
Among others, General António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo had the following decorations:
Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword, of Value, Loyalty and Merit
Grand Cross of the Order of St. Benedict of Aviz
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Knight of the Order of the Annunciated
Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sothern Cross (Brazil)
Collar of the Order of Charles III (Spain)
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabel, a Católica (Spain)
Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit (Spain)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor (France)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion (Netherlands)
Grand Cross of the Order of St. Mauritius and St. Lazarus (Italy)
Grand Cross of the Rising Sun Order (Japan)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion (Persia) Grand
Grand-Cross Order of the Crown (Siam)
