Francisco Luís Coutinho de Miranda

Born in Lisbon on December 9, 1838, Francisco Luís Coutinho de Miranda was a Portuguese writer whose work was closely connected with the political debates of his time. He also served in public administration, including as administrator of the municipality of Sabugal in 1870.

His known dramatic work, À Hora do Crime: Phantasia Dramática em 1 Acto a Propósito do Assassinato do General Prim, was published in Lisbon in 1871. The play uses the assassination of General Prim and the rise of Amadeo of Savoy to explore republican principles, civic virtue, and friendship between Portugal and Spain.

Coutinho de Miranda was associated with republican circles and collaborated with fellow writer and political activist António Augusto da Silva Lobo. He died in 1883.