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Eduardo C. N. (Eduardo Clemente Nunes) Pereira
b. 1887
A Catholic priest, journalist, and prolific Madeiran writer, he became one of the best-known chroniclers of Madeira’s history and traditions. His work ranges from early polemical writing to the landmark Ilhas de Zargo, a sweeping study of the islands.
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Delenda est Carthago!
by Eduardo C. N. (Eduardo Clemente Nunes) Pereira
About the author
Born in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, in 1887, Eduardo Clemente Nunes Pereira was ordained a Catholic priest in 1913 and went on to build a long career as a writer and publicist. Reliable biographical sources describe him as a figure closely tied to Madeira’s cultural and intellectual life.
He is especially remembered for his historical and ethnographic writing about Madeira. Portuguese and Madeiran reference sources credit him with major work in those fields, and library and book records show titles including Delenda est Carthago! and the multi-volume Ilhas de Zargo, which helped preserve local history, customs, and memory for later readers.
Because his name still appears in library catalogs, reprints, and public-domain editions, his books continue to circulate long after his death in Funchal in 1976. For readers interested in Madeira, he stands out as an author who wrote with both documentary ambition and a strong personal connection to the islands.