José Estevão (Edição do centenario)

A freshly restored edition brings to life a spirited oration delivered at a lavish August 1894 soirée in Aveiro. The young tribune José Estevão steps onto the stage amid glittering festivities, his words cutting through the pomp with a raw, unapologetic honesty. Listeners are drawn into the tension of a city still reeling from recent upheavals.

The speech, framed by the oppressive atmosphere of the Hintze‑Franco regime, reveals a bold mix of patriotic fervor and youthful recklessness. Estevão challenges authority while recalling the camaraderie of his fellow students, who dreamed of academic battalions and daring reforms. His rhetoric is both a personal declaration and a public act of civil courage.

Now, fifteen years after the centennial celebrations that once honored him, this reprint offers modern ears a glimpse of 19th‑century Portuguese political theater. The language, though rooted in its time, still resonates with the energy of a generation eager to shape its destiny. Listeners can sense the pulse of a forgotten yet vibrant moment in history.