author
José Paulo de Mira
b. 1808
Known from a handful of 19th-century Portuguese hunting writings, this author wrote vividly about wildlife and field sports in the Alentejo. His surviving works are especially notable for their attention to wolves, wild boar, and rural hunting practices.
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Um brado contra as monterias de cerco aos Lobos na Provincia do Alemtejo
by José Paulo de Mira
About the author
José Paulo de Mira was a Portuguese writer born in 1808, known today through a small group of hunting-related works. Library and public-domain records identify him as the author of Uma noção da caça do javali and Um brado contra as monterias de cerco aos Lobos na Provincia do Alemtejo, both associated with the Alentejo region of Portugal.
His books suggest a close interest in country life, game, and the customs surrounding the hunt. Modern editions and catalog records present these texts as part practical observation, part reflection on the treatment of wild animals—especially wolves—making his work an unusual window into rural Portuguese attitudes in the 1800s.
Very little biographical information beyond his birth year appears to be readily confirmed from reliable online records. Even so, the works linked to his name have continued to circulate through library catalogs, reprints, and digital archives, keeping his voice alive for readers interested in nature writing, hunting history, and Portugal's regional past.