# Francisco António Correia - Governor of São Tomé and Príncipe

URL: https://allhistories.com/sao-tome-and-principe/rulers/francisco-antonio-correia-1858
Governorship: 15 January 1858 – 29 May 1858
Number in the list: 135
Born-Died: Unknown - 1858
Dynasty: Portuguese crown colony
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Portuguese_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe

Francisco António Correia was governor of São Tomé and Príncipe (15 January 1858 – 29 May 1858). In the 19th century coffee and then cacao plantations (roças) transformed the islands, which came to depend on enslaved and later contract labour.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Senado da Câmara (Chamber Senate) (1857–1859)](https://allhistories.com/sao-tome-and-principe/rulers/senado-da-camara-1857)
- Next in list: [Luís José Pereira e Horta](https://allhistories.com/sao-tome-and-principe/rulers/luis-jose-pereira-e-horta-1859)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1858 - [Monte Café Plantation Founded](https://allhistories.com/sao-tome-and-principe/timeline/1858-monte-cafe-plantation-founded)
- 1858 - [Gradual Emancipation Decrees](https://allhistories.com/sao-tome-and-principe/timeline/1858-gradual-emancipation-decrees)