 Salgueiro Maia was one of the captains of the Portuguese Army who led the revolutionary forces during the Carnation Revolution.He was a son of Francisco da Luz Maia, a railway worker, and Francisca Silvéria Salgueiro.He attended the Primary School in São Torcato, Coruche, and would later relocate to Tomar where he studied at Colégio Nun'Álvares, but would finish his Secondary School education in the National Liceu of Leiria.