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Baptized April 22, 1640 • Beja • Portugal
Died July 28, 1723 • Beja • Portugal
Luís de Camões
Luís de Camões
Portuguese poet
Gil Vicente
Portuguese dramatist
José Saramago
José Saramago
Portuguese author
Vieira, António
António Vieira
Portuguese author and diplomat
Alexandre Herculano
Portuguese historian
Pessoa, Fernando
Fernando Pessoa
Portuguese poet
Camilo Castelo Branco
Camilo Castelo Branco
Portuguese novelist
Antero Tarquínio de Quental
Portuguese poet
Francisco de Sá de Miranda
Portuguese author
Eça de Queirós, José Maria de
José Maria de Eça de Queirós
Portuguese novelist
Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida, visconde (viscount) de Almeida Garrett
João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, viscount de Almeida Garrett
Portuguese writer
José Maria Ferreira de Castro
Portuguese author
St. José de Anchieta
St. José de Anchieta
Portuguese author and scholar
Francisco Manuel de Melo
Portuguese author
António Feliciano de Castilho
António Feliciano de Castilho
Portuguese poet and translator
Luís de Sousa
Portuguese historian
Antônio José da Silva
Portuguese writer
Abílio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro
Abílio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro
Portuguese poet
Deus, detail of an engraving, 19th century
João de Deus
Portuguese poet
Ortigão, José Duarte Ramalho
José Duarte Ramalho Ortigão
Portuguese journalist

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