Alfredo Luís da Costa

Alfredo Luís da Costa (24 November 1883 – 1 February 1908), was a Portuguese publicist, editor, journalist, store clerk and salesman who was part of the Portuguese Carbonária and a Mason, best remembered for being one of the two assassins (with Manuel Buíça) credited in the assassination of King Carlos I of Portugal and the Prince Royal, Luis Filipe, during the events that became known as the 1908 Lisbon Regicide (on February 1, 1908), ultimately leading to his death.

Biography

He was born to Manuel Luís da Costa and Maria João da Costa in the small village of Casével, Castro Verde.

From a small farm in the Alentejo, he travelled to Lisbon where he worked for his uncle, a member of the Associação dos Empregados do Comércio de Lisboa (English: Association of Commerce Workers of Lisbon), and learned the alphabet in his shop.