History of Portugal for Everyone

With the death of the king D. Carlos (previous chapter) the son D. Manuel rose to the throne The political situation in the reign of D. Manuel II was degrading, having happened 7 governments in 24 months The monarchists were divided and even fragmented, yet the Republicans continued to gain more and more force and land throughout the country The legislative elections of August 28, 1910 increased the number of Republican deputies in the parliament, which favored the republican revolution On October 4, 1910, the republican revolution began, and the Proclamation of the Republic took place the following day (October 5) . The Palace of Needs (Royal Residence Palace) was bombed on October 4, 1910, and the king was advised to go to the National Palace of Mafra, where his mother (queen D. Amelia), and his grandmother (the Queen D. Maria Pia), would join the Monarch Picture 1- Palace of the Necessities, palace that was bombed in the Republican revolt Picture 2- Nat...

Picture 1- D. Carlos As usual at the beginning of each year, D. Carlos left with all his family to Vila Viçosa, where he met for the last time with his friends and where he promoted his famous hunts. It is at this point that the coup attempt is attempted, but this coup was thwarted by prompt action by the government Following this revolutionary attempt on January 28, 1908, the Government drafted a decree allowing it to expel from the country or deport overseas those guilty of the crime against state security. The King signed this decree in Vila Viçosa On February 1, 1908, the Portuguese royal family returned to Lisbon after having spent a season in the ducal palace of Vila Viçosa. The itinerary of the trip was: travel by train to Barreiro, and from Barreiro they caught a steamer for the Terreiro do Paço They were expected by the government and various elements of the court After the greetings, the royal family climbed into an open carriage toward the Palace ...

At a time when the European powers began a real race for Africa in search of new territories and raw materials, Portugal could not stay behind and Ivens and Capelo have a real mission for Portugal, but also for the Portuguese king D. Luis I . Previous to this adventure of Capelo and Ivens, the Portuguese over 200 years had only occupied the coastal areas, there was a Portuguese occupation and effective of this territory Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens, both geographers, landed in March 1894 on a southern beach in Angola having to face an African continent that was at the time totally unknown for the purpose of reaching Mozambique, and to show to the European powers that Portugal had rights over these territories. So many miles of land, and several dangers, such as the settlement of several hostile tribes, beasts such as Hippos and Crocodiles, who were often on the banks of rivers, lions, etc., dangerous rivers, very high mountains, often fatigued in the midst of rain and ten...