author
Diogo de Macedo
b. 1844
A Portuguese writer and journalist from Peso da Régua, he moved easily between fiction, commentary, and public life. His work captures both the storytelling spirit of the nineteenth century and the concerns of a country in change.
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O Christão novo Romance Historico do Seculo XVI
by Diogo de Macedo
About the author
Born in 1844 in Peso da Régua, Diogo de Macedo was a Portuguese writer and journalist. Library and archival records identify him as an author active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with a lifespan commonly given as 1844–1938.
He wrote fiction as well as nonfiction. Confirmed works linked to his name include the historical novel O christão novo (1876), A rainha das aguas (1882), and studies tied to Douro agriculture such as O phylloxera vastatrix, ou A nova molestia das vinhas and A cultura do tabaco: nas vinhas do Douro. Those titles suggest a writer interested not only in narrative, but also in the practical and social realities of his region.
Some later sources also describe him as a journalist with a visible role in Portuguese periodical culture. Even where details are sparse, the surviving record shows a versatile author whose books connect literature, history, and everyday life in northern Portugal.