▁José ▁V ieg as ▁G ago ▁C out inho ▁and ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Fort un ata ▁Maria ▁C out inho . ▁He ▁finished ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁Poly techn ic ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁as ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁his ▁entrance ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁School , ▁in ▁Al fe ite , ▁Al m ada , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁Naval ▁and ▁ge ographical ▁career ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁as ▁an ▁asp ir ant . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁marine ▁guard , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁second ▁lieutenant , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁first ▁lieutenant . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain - lie utenant ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁captain - of - fr ig ate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁he ▁became ▁captain ▁of ▁sea - and - war . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁vice - ad mir al , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁adm iral . ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁Navy ▁years , ▁he ▁did ▁several ▁travel s , ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁cor v ette ▁" A f onso ▁de ▁Al bu quer que ", ▁from ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 1