Dr. Diogo Inácio de Pina Manique was a Portuguese magistrate.
Early life
He was the son and heir of Pedro Damião de Pina Manique, who succeeded his father in the ground-rent of Knight-Fidalgo of the Royal Household, 2nd Lord of the Office of Clerk of the Countery of the Masterdom of the Order of Christ, and 3rd Lord of the Majorat of São Joaquim, in the Village of Coina, who was also a Professed Knight of the Order of Christ, etc., great-great-grandson of a German, and wife Helena Inácia de Faria.
Career
He finished his Law course as a Bachelor from the University of Coimbra, becoming a Magistrate, and was assigned several important public tasks, including Criminal Law Judge for some of Lisbon's suburbs, Desembargador dos Agravos of the Palace and of the Appeal of Porto, Deputy of the Table of the Conscience and Orders, Counter of the Treasury, Administrator-General of the Great Customs of Lisbon and Overman-Major of the other Customs of the Realm, Superintendent-General of the Contrabands and Misleadings and Intendent of the Munitions, before being appointed as Police Superintendent or Intendent-General of the Police of the Court and Realm, Chancellor-Major of the Real and a Member of the Privy Council of His Most Faithful Majesty. He was also the Founder and Administrator of the Royal Casa Pia of the Castle of São Jorge, where it started its mission, in 1781, Founder of the National Ropery and of the Royal Theatre of St. Charles. He was the 3rd Lord of the Office of Clerk of the Countery of the Masterdom of the Order of Christ and 1st Lord of the Office of Clerk of the Biddery and Tomb of the Commands of the three Military Orders, Patron of the Mother-Church of St. Peter of the Village of Manique, of the collegiates of that church and the one of the Holy Spirit of Castelo de Vide, Commander of Santa Maria da Orada in the Order of Christ, 4th Lord of the Majorat of São Joaquim, in the Village of Coina, 1st Donatary Lord of the Manor and the Village of Manique, with nature of Majorat, which for his sake became called Manique do Intendente, 1st Alcaide-Major of Portalegre in his Family, Knight-Fidalgo added to Fidalgo-Knight of the Royal Household, etc. Although he was a man of confidence for the Marquis de Pombal, he was only appointed as Superintendent after the Marquis's death.
