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| In office 6 October 1910 – 24 August 1911 |
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| Preceded by | King Manuel II (as head of state) António Teixeira de Sousa (as head of government) |
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| Succeeded by | Manuel de Arriaga (as the 1st President of Portugal) João Chagas (as head of government) |
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| In office 29 May 1915 – 15 October 1915 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel de Arriaga |
| Succeeded by | Bernardino Machado |
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| Born | February 24, 1843 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal |
| Died | January 28, 1924 (aged 80) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Portuguese Republican Party (later Democratic Party) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria do Carmo Xavier |
| Children | Joaquim, Maria da Graça, and Teófilo Braga |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Lecturer of Literature Writer |
Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈɔfilu ˈbɾaɡɐ]; 24 February 1843 – 28 January 1924) was a Portuguese politician, writer, and playwright. His debut in literature was called Folhas Verdes (Green Leaves). He graduated with a degree in law from the University of Coimbra in 1872; he departed for Lisbon, where he taught literature. As for his literary career, one can find books by Braga on the history of literature, on ethnography (mainly his search for popular stories and traditional songs), poetry, fiction, and philosophy.
He married in 1878 to Maria do Carmo Xavier (Porto, 14 November 1841 – 14 September 1911), sister of Júlio de Matos, and they had three children, all of whom died young: Joaquim, Maria da Graça, and Teófilo Braga, the younger.
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Politics
Braga became active in Portuguese politics in 1878, when he ran for deputy as an independent federalist republican. Over the years, He occupied many posts in the structure of the Portuguese Republican Party. On 1 January 1910, he became an effective member of the Political Directorate of the party, joining Basílio Teles, Eusébio Leão, José Cupertino Ribeiro, and José Relvas.
On 28 August 1910, he was elected deputy for Lisbon and on 5 October of the same year, with the Proclamation of the Portuguese Republic, he became President of the Provisional Government. His political career ended after serving briefly as President of the Republic, replacing Manuel de Arriaga between 29 May and 4 August 1915. He is buried at the Jerónimos Monastery in Belém, Lisbon.
Bibliography
Poetry
- Visão dos Tempos (1864)
- Tempestades Sonoras (1864)
- Torrentes (1869)
- Miragens Seculares (1884)
- Poesia do Direito (1865)
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Fiction
- Contos Fantásticos (1865)
- Viriato (1904)
Essays
- As Teorias Literárias – Relance sobre o Estado Actual da Literatura Portuguesa (1865)
- História da Poesia Moderna em Portugal (1869)
- História da Literatura Portuguese (Introdução) (1870)
- História do Teatro Português (1870-1871) - 4 volumes
- Teoria da História da Literatura Portuguesa (1872)
- Manual da História da Literatura Portuguesa (1875)
- Bocage, sua Vida e Época (1877)
- Parnaso Português Moderno (1877)
- Traços gerais da Filosofia Positiva (1877)
- História do Romantismo em Portugal (1880)
- Sistema de Sociologia (1884)
- Camões e o Sentimento Nacional (1891)
- História da Universidade de Coimbra (1891-1902) - 4 volumes
- História da Literatura Portuguesa (1909-1918) - 4 volumes
Anthologies and research
- Antologias: Cancioneiro Popular (1867)
- Contos Tradicionais do Povo Português (1883)
See also
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