intermittently held between 7 February and 10 March of the same year). He ultimately left this role on 18 August 1898 when he became sick. He died in the Quinta das Ladeiras, in Alcanhões, Santarém, on 15 November 1898. Awards During the course of his career Henrique de Barros Gomes was awarded several prestigious and honorific titles: Grand-Cross of the Order of Christ and Order of Leopold, member of the Order of Pius IX (Vatican), the Order of the Rose (Brazil), the Order of Charles III (Spain), the Order of St. Gregory the Great (Holy See), Order of Naval Merit (Spain), Order of the Rising Sun (Japan), Order of the Crown of Italy, the Legion of Honour (France), the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden), the Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia), the Order of the White Eagle (Poland) and the Ordem of São Maurício and Lázaro (Italy). He was also named Counsel of State by Royal Charter on 7 November 1889. Published works Barros Gomes wrote numerous articles on the economy and public finances, including writings in the Jornal do Comércio in Lisbon and the Comércio do Porto. He also published a short treatises titled Uma Digressão a Constantinopla (English: A Digression to Constantinople) and a volume of themes on politics, religion and literature called Convicções (English: Convicctions). Notes Sources 1843 births 1898 deaths Progressive Party (Portugal) politicians Legislators in Portugal Finance ministers of Portugal Government ministers of Portugal Foreign ministers of Portugal People from Lisbon 19th-century Portuguese people Naval ministers of Portugal