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João do Canto e Castro
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Minister for the Navy
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| In office September 7, 1918 – December 23, 1918 |
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| Prime Minister | Sidónio Pais (as President with head of government functions) later himself |
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| Preceded by | José Carlos da Maia |
| Succeeded by | José Dionísio de Sousa e Faro |
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| In office December 14, 1918 (interim) – December 16, 1918 (effective) – October 5, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Sidónio Pais |
| Succeeded by | António José de Almeida |
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| In office December 14, 1918 (interim) – December 16, 1918 (effective) – December 23, 1918 |
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| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Sidónio Pais |
| Succeeded by | João Tamagnini Barbosa |
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| Born | May 19, 1862 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | March 14, 1934 (aged 71) Lisbon, Portuguese Republic |
| Political party | National Republican Party ("Sidonist Party"), although he was a monarchist |
| Spouse | Mariana de Santo António Moreira Freire Correia Manoel Torres de Aboim |
| Children | Maria da Conceição, José and Josefina |
| Occupation | Naval officer (Admiral) |
João do Canto e Castro da Silva Antunes Júnior, commonly known as João do Canto e Castro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃ũ du ˈkɐ̃tu i ˈkaʃtɾu]) or just Canto e Castro (Lisbon, May 19, 1862-Lisbon, March 14, 1934) was a Portuguese Marine officer and fifth President of the Portuguese Republic from December 16, 1918 to October 5, 1919.
In 1891 he married Mariana de Santo António Moreira Freire Correia Manoel Torres de Aboim (Lisbon, June 13, 1865 - January 18, 1946), sister of the 1st Viscount da Idanha and niece of the 1st Viscount de Vila Boim, and had issue.
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He occupied the post of Navy Minister, to which he had been appointed by Sidónio Pais, the President-King on September 9, 1918, and succeeded Pais after his murder on December 14, 1918.
During his rule there were two attempts to carry out a revolution. The first one, in Santarém, in December 1918, was led by the republicans Francisco da Cunha Leal and Álvaro Xavier de Castro. The second one was monarchic and was perpetrated in January 1919 and organized by Paiva Couceiro, who for some time managed to control the northern part of the country in what was called the Monarchy of the North. Although Canto e Castro was a monarchist, as President of the Republic he had to fight against a movement that defended his own ideals.
See also
- List of Presidents of Portugal
- Portuguese First Republic
- History of Portugal
- Timeline of Portuguese history (First Republic)
- Politics of Portugal
| Preceded by Sidónio Pais |
President of Portugal 1918–1919 |
Succeeded by António José de Almeida |
| Preceded by Sidónio Pais |
Prime Minister of Portugal 1918 |
Succeeded by João Tamagnini Barbosa |
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