evidence: General José Augusto Alves Roçadas (1865-1926) was born on 6 April 1865 in Vila Real de Trás-os-Montes and died on 28 April 1926 in Lisbon.1 He was the son of José Manuel Roçadas and Ana de Jesus Ferreira.2 He completed preparatory studies for the artillery and entered the army school, where he ranked first in the course on the general staff. On 24 January 1891, he was promoted to lieutenant. In March 1892, he became part of the general staff corps and, on 24 February 1894, he was promoted to captain and joined the campaigns of pacification.