Alvaro de Loyola Furtado

Captain Alvaro de Loyola Furtado BS WM OM (23 May 1914 – 23 August 1981) was an Indian politician and medical practitioner who was a former member of the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly and one of the founding members of the United Goans Party. He was born into one of the prominent families of Goa, the Loyolas of Orlim. His maternal uncle, José Inácio de Loyola was a fierce patriot, much before the mainstream Goa freedom struggle and the founder of Partido Indiano. His elder brother, Mario de Loyola Furtado, published Goa's oldest publication, the A India Portuguesa, and was a prominent Goan lawyer in the Portuguese era.

After completing his primary schooling, Furtado admitted in Rachol Seminary. He moved to Bangalore for further studies and then passed Inter-Science with distinction from St. Aloysius College. He obtained his medical degree from Madras Medical College in 1941.

Military career Furtado served in the Indian Medical Service under the South East Asia Command during World War II. He was a Captain for four years in Nira and Chittagong, Bengal. He was awarded the Burma campaign medal, Long Service Medal and War Medal for his meritorious service.

The assembly had been dissolved prior to the Opinion Poll to ensure a free and fair referendum. In the following election, the Furtado Group contested in six constituencies. They lost all seats.

Portuguese historian Teotonio de Souza published a work "A Scholar's Discovery of Goa", Alvaro de Loyola Furtado: A Tribute from his Fellow Citizens in 1982 as a tribute to Loyola Furtado.