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José Paulo de Mira
b. 1808
Known from a small cluster of 19th-century Portuguese hunting books, this writer focused on practical country life and the changing relationship between people, wild animals, and the land. His surviving works suggest a sharp, observant voice rooted in the Alentejo region.
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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 author born in 1808. Reliable catalog records are sparse, but he is clearly associated with several Portuguese-language works that survived in library collections and public-domain archives.
The best-documented title is Uma noção da caça do javali, published in Évora in 1872, with the author listed as José Paulo de Mira and the work noted as signed “J. P. M.” Other records connect him with Um brado contra as monterias de cerco aos Lobos na Provincia do Alemtejo, a piece centered on wolf hunting in Portugal’s Alentejo region. Together, these works point to an author interested in rural customs, hunting practice, and the natural world of southern Portugal.
Because biographical information appears limited in the sources available online, much about his personal life remains unclear. Even so, the books linked to his name preserve a distinctive corner of 19th-century Portuguese writing: practical, regional, and closely tied to the landscapes around Évora and Alentejo.