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Manuel Cipriano da Costa
d. 1834
A Portuguese political writer and public official, he defended the legitimacy of Miguel of Braganza’s acclamation in a passionate account of the events of April 25, 1828. His work offers a vivid glimpse into the royalist arguments and political tensions of early nineteenth-century Portugal.
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Quanto basta a respeito do dia 25 de abril de 1828
by Manuel Cipriano da Costa
About the author
Manuel Cipriano da Costa was a Portuguese author and civil servant who died in 1834. Records describe him as a clerk connected with Lisbon’s former Senate and, in 1822, as a participant in the city’s constitutional municipal affairs. He was also identified as a knight of the Order of Christ and the Order of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa.
His known work, Quanto basta a respeito do dia 25 de abril de 1828, was published in Lisbon in 1829. Written in support of Miguel of Braganza, it argues that Miguel’s acclamation should be understood through precedents in Portuguese history, comparing it with the elevations of Afonso I, João I, and João IV. The text reflects the intense monarchist and constitutional debates that shaped Portugal during the Miguelist period.