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Raimundo António de Bulhão Pato
1829–1912
A leading voice of Portuguese Romanticism, he blended lyrical poetry with vivid memories of nineteenth-century literary life. He is also remembered for his love of food and for inspiring the character of Tomás de Alencar in Eça de Queirós’s Os Maias.
2 Audiobooks
Versos de Bulhão Pato
by Raimundo António de Bulhão Pato
A José Estevão
by Raimundo António de Bulhão Pato
About the author
Raimundo António de Bulhão Pato (1829–1912) was a Portuguese poet, essayist, translator, journalist, and memoirist. Born in Bilbao to Portuguese parents, he moved to Portugal with his family in 1837 and later became associated with writers such as Alexandre Herculano, Almeida Garrett, and Camilo Castelo Branco. He also served as a civil servant and was a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Lisbon.
His literary career began with Poesias de Raimundo António de Bulhão Pato in 1850, followed by works including Versos de Bulhão Pato, Paquita, Flores Agrestes, Canções da Tarde, and Livro do Monte. His multi-volume Memórias, written in an intimate and nostalgic style, offers a lively portrait of Portugal’s intellectual and social world in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Bulhão Pato was known for his enthusiasm for travel, hunting, literary gatherings, and gastronomy. His culinary reputation later became linked to the Portuguese dish amêijoas à Bulhão Pato, while his Romantic personality is widely considered to have influenced Eça de Queirós’s satirical poet Tomás de Alencar in Os Maias.