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Manuel de Arriaga
1840–1917
A lawyer, professor, writer, and gifted speaker, he became one of the leading voices of Portuguese republicanism and went on to serve as the country’s first elected president. His life stretched from the Azores to the center of national politics during one of Portugal’s most turbulent eras.
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Cantos Sagrados
by Manuel de Arriaga
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Born in Horta, on Faial in the Azores, on July 8, 1840, Manuel de Arriaga studied law at the University of Coimbra and built a reputation as an eloquent public figure. Over time he became known not just as a lawyer and professor, but also as a writer and an important advocate for republican ideas in Portugal.
Arriaga emerged as a leading figure in the Portuguese Republican Party and was widely seen as one of the movement’s main thinkers. After the establishment of the Portuguese Republic, he was elected president on August 24, 1911, becoming the first elected President of Portugal.
His presidency unfolded during a period of sharp political instability, and he left office in 1915. He died in Lisbon on March 5, 1917, but remains an important figure in the history of modern Portugal because of his role in the rise of the republic.