Enrique Mantero Belard

Chronicle of the life and work of Enrique Mantero Belard, benefactor of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, a story narrated in three times: family memories, a biography, and the legacy. This book follows in the footsteps of Enrique Mantero Belard, a successful businessman of the 20th century, manager of a substantial fortune, built by hard work on the cocoa plantations of São Tomé and Príncipe by his ancestors since the 19th century. “From the marriage to Gertrudes Eduarda Verdades de Faria, he left no descendants, but from this union arises a unique and lasting public gift. Fortune, method, generosity, appreciation for the arts and culture, or altruism were personal ingredients that the couple had the wisdom to combine in the right doses to create a singular humanitarian work at the national level. A work much dreamed of by her. But executed in its entirety by him.” It is due to the inheritance and legacy of the benefactor Enrique Mantero Belard, who passed away in 1974, that the Misericórdia de Lisboa currently oversees the Faria Mantero Residence – a residential facility for ‘elderly, cultured, meritorious, and needy’ individuals – and promotes the Nunes Correa Verdades de Faria Awards – awards that annually recognize the individuals who have contributed the most in Portugal to the care of the elderly, progress in medicine applied to the elderly, and the development of treatments for heart diseases. This book inaugurates the Beneméritos SCML Collection, an editorial series that introduces the benefactors of the secular institution, men and women who, over more than 500 years, have contributed to the mission of good causes of the Santa Casa through their legacies, inheritances, and donations.

Documentary about  Enrique Mantero Belard

Author: Ana Gomes
Collection: Benefactors - Volume 1

Year of publication: 2010
Publisher: Editorial Center | Cultural Direction
ISBN: 9789728761684