Miguelista
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In the history of Portugal
, a Miguelista (in English
Miguelist) was a supporter of the legitimacy of the king Miguel I of Portugal
. The name is also given to those who supported absolutism
as form of government, in opposition to the liberals who intended the establishment of a constitutional regime in Portugal.
History of Portugal
The history of Portugal, a European and an Atlantic nation, dates back to the Early Middle Ages. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it ascended to the status of a world power during Europe's "Age of Discovery" as it built up a vast empire including possessions in South America, Africa, Asia and...
, a Miguelista (in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Miguelist) was a supporter of the legitimacy of the king Miguel I of Portugal
Miguel of Portugal
Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael , was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI and his queen, Charlotte of Spain....
. The name is also given to those who supported absolutism
Absolute monarchy
Absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government in which the monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government, his or her power not being limited by a constitution or by the law. An absolute monarch thus wields unrestricted political power over the...
as form of government, in opposition to the liberals who intended the establishment of a constitutional regime in Portugal.