Alfredo Pimenta
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'Alfredo Augusto Lopes Pimenta (b. Guimarães
, Dec. 3 1882, d. Oct. 15 1950 ) was a Portuguese
historian, poet and writer.
with his parents, he attended the Colégio Académico de Guadalupe. In 1893 he returned to Guimaraes and studied at the College of St. Nicholas. In 1910, he graduated in Law from the University of Coimbra and was a professor at the Liceu Passos Manuel
in Lisbon
from 1911 to 1913. On December 22 in 1931 he became director of the Municipal Archive of Guimarães. He was a founding member of the Portuguese Institute of Archaeology, History and Ethnography in 1953 and the Portuguese Academy of History in 1937.
Initially a militant anarchist, he later moved toward republicanism
. After the founding of the Republic, he joined the Partido Republicano Evolucionista. In 1915 he appeared as a contributor of the Portuguese Nation magazine, organ of the political philosophy of Integralismo Lusitano
, and ended up becoming a militant monarchist and became a prominent counselor. This passage toward the monarchy occurred soon after the coup of May 14 of 1915, which overthrew the government of Pimenta de Castro, supported by evolutionists. He later converted to Roman Catholicism.
He suggested a reconciliation between the theses of Auguste Comte
and the neo-Thomists. He founded the Acção Realista Portuguesa in 1923, breaking ideologically with Integralismo Lusitano, to which had never formally belonged. He come to admire Salazar
, and praised fascism
and Nazism
. After the Second World War, he complained of the harassment of the Nazis, implying the existence of concentration camps among the Allies
. He joined The Voice, which advocated the restoration of the monarchy but as a sort of crowning of the Estado Novo, which contrasted with the time he wrote Mentira Monarchica (Monarchist Lies) in 1906.
He was a renowned political theorist and historian, and his most enduring contribution was in the field of history, especially of the Middle Ages
.
Guimarães
Guimarães Municipality is located in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and in the Braga District. It contains the city of Guimarães.The present Mayor is António Magalhães Silva, elected by the Socialist Party.-Parishes:-Economy:...
, Dec. 3 1882, d. Oct. 15 1950 ) was a Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
historian, poet and writer.
Biography
Alfredo Pimenta, son of José Manuel Lopes Pimenta and Silvina Rosa, was born at Penouços in São Mamede de Alda, Guimarães. In 1890, living at BragaBraga
Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...
with his parents, he attended the Colégio Académico de Guadalupe. In 1893 he returned to Guimaraes and studied at the College of St. Nicholas. In 1910, he graduated in Law from the University of Coimbra and was a professor at the Liceu Passos Manuel
Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda
Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda is a Public school, located in São Vicente, Braga, Portugal.-History:The school was founded in 1836 by Passos Manuel as "Liceu de Braga". It was renamed in 1912 in Homage to the poet Francisco de Sá de Miranda.-External links:...
in Lisbon
Lisbon
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from 1911 to 1913. On December 22 in 1931 he became director of the Municipal Archive of Guimarães. He was a founding member of the Portuguese Institute of Archaeology, History and Ethnography in 1953 and the Portuguese Academy of History in 1937.
Initially a militant anarchist, he later moved toward republicanism
Republicanism
Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often elections. The exact meaning of republicanism varies depending on the cultural and historical context...
. After the founding of the Republic, he joined the Partido Republicano Evolucionista. In 1915 he appeared as a contributor of the Portuguese Nation magazine, organ of the political philosophy of Integralismo Lusitano
Integralismo Lusitano
Integralismo Lusitano was a Portuguese integralist political movement, founded in Coimbra in 1914, that advocated traditionalism but not conservatism. It was against parliamentarism; instead, it favored decentralization, national syndicalism, the Roman Catholic Church, and the monarchy...
, and ended up becoming a militant monarchist and became a prominent counselor. This passage toward the monarchy occurred soon after the coup of May 14 of 1915, which overthrew the government of Pimenta de Castro, supported by evolutionists. He later converted to Roman Catholicism.
He suggested a reconciliation between the theses of Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte
Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte , better known as Auguste Comte , was a French philosopher, a founder of the discipline of sociology and of the doctrine of positivism...
and the neo-Thomists. He founded the Acção Realista Portuguesa in 1923, breaking ideologically with Integralismo Lusitano, to which had never formally belonged. He come to admire Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He also served as acting President of the Republic briefly in 1951. He founded and led the Estado Novo , the authoritarian, right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal...
, and praised fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
and Nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
. After the Second World War, he complained of the harassment of the Nazis, implying the existence of concentration camps among the Allies
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
. He joined The Voice, which advocated the restoration of the monarchy but as a sort of crowning of the Estado Novo, which contrasted with the time he wrote Mentira Monarchica (Monarchist Lies) in 1906.
He was a renowned political theorist and historian, and his most enduring contribution was in the field of history, especially of the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
.
Selected published works
- 1912 - Na Torre da Ilusão (In the Tower of Illusion)
- 1914 - Alma Ajoelhada - (Soul Kneeling)
Books
- 1906 - Mentira Monarchica (Monarchist Lies)
- 1908 - Factos sociais - (Social Facts)
- 1911 - Aos conservadores portugueses - (To the conservative Portuguese)
- 1913 - Política portuguesa - (Portuguese Politics)
- 1913 - As Igrejas eo Estado - (The Churches and the State)
- 1914 - A doutrina de Drago ea 2ª Conferência da Paz - (The doctrine of Drago and 2nd Peace Conference)
- 1915 - A significação filosófica da Guerra Europeia. O imperialismo contemporâneo - (The philosophical significance of the European War. Contemporary imperialism)
- 1934 - História de Portugal - (History of Portugal)
- 1936 - D. João III - (John III)
- 1937 - Subsídios Para a História de Portugal - (Grants for the History of Portugal)
- 1937-1948 - Estudos Históricos (série de 25 pequenos ensaios) - (Historical Studies (series of 25 short essays)