Find A Grave - Panteao Nacional

Braga, Teofilo b. February 24, 1843 d. January 28, 1924
Portuguese President. He served as the President of Portugal from May 29, 1915, to October 5, 1915. He also served as the President of the Provisory Government from October 6, 1910, to August 24, 1911. Also a noted writer and playwright whose works include, "Visao dos Tempos" (1864), "Miragens Seculares" (1884), and "Viriato" (1904). (Bio by: K)
Panteao Nacional, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Carmona, Oscar b. November 24, 1869 d. April 18, 1951
Portuguese President. He served as the President of Portugal from July 9, 1926, until his death on April 18, 1951. He also served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from July 9, 1926, to April 18, 1928. Also a noted military leader he was the author of the book, "Prefacio" (1928). (Bio by: K)
Panteao Nacional, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
De Deus, João b. March 7, 1830 d. January 10, 1896
Poet. João de Deus Ramos was born in São Bartolomeu de Messines in the province of Algarve. He completed his baccalaureat in law at the University of Coimbra in 1859. A unanimously popular figure of his age, he was honored at national level in 1895 one year before his death. Although he worked as a journalist, he is still remembered more as a great lyrical poet and the teacher who perfected a method of teaching reading that was published as "Cartilha Maternal" in 1876. It was an immediate...[Read More] (Bio by: F G)
Panteao Nacional, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Guerra Junqueiro b. September 17, 1850 d. July 7, 1923
Poet, Journalist, Politician. Abílio Guerra Junqueiro was born in Freixo de Espada à Cinta, in the Trás-os-Montes region, and studied theology and law at the University of Coimbra. His life was a combination of peaceful rural life devoted to farming in the Douro region, and public life dedicated to political struggles, which led him to be a member of the Portuguese parliament and a diplomat. He was linked to the Vencidos da Vida group, but broke away from some of its members at the time of the...[Read More] (Bio by: F G)
Panteao Nacional, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Pais, Sidonio b. May 1, 1872 d. December 14, 1918
Portuguese President. He served as President of Portugal and as Prime Minister of Portugal from April 28, 1918, until his death by assasination on December 14, 1918. He also served as the Ambassador to Berlin, Germany, from 1912 to 1916. (Bio by: K)
Panteao Nacional, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Rodrigues, Amália b. July 23, 1920 d. October 6, 1999
Portuguese Singer and Actress. She was known as the Queen of Fado. She began her career in 1935 and became an important ambassador of Portuguese language. As a singer, she is remembered for her works "Busto os Asas Fechadas," "Meu Amor é Marinheiro," "Estranha Forma de Vida" and "Segredo." In cinema, she apperared in films such as "Capas Negras" (1947), "Fado, História de Uma Cantadeir" (1948), "Vendaval Maravilhoso" (1951), "Os Amantes do Teijo" (1955) and "Sangue Toureiro" (1955). She was...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Panteao Nacional, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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