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A Portuguesa
| English: The Portuguese | |
|---|---|
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National anthem of  Portugal | |
| Lyrics | Henrique Lopes de Mendonça, 1890 |
| Music | Alfredo Keil, 1890 |
| Adopted | 1910 (de facto) 1911 (de jure) |
"A Portuguesa" (say: ə poor-too-GEZ-ə, meaning "The Portuguese") is the national anthem of Portugal, adopted in 1911. The music of the song was composed by a Portuguese composer and painter named Alfredo Keil. The words of the song were written by a poet named Henrique Lopes de Mendonça, in response to the 1890 British Ultimatum for Portuguese troops to get rid of their positions in Africa between the Mozambique and Angola in the Pink Map.[1]
- ↑ Negócios externos: documentos apresentados ás Cortes na sessão legislativa de 1890 pelo Ministro e Secretario d'Estado dos Negócios Estrangeiros: Negócios da Africa oriental e central: correspondencia com a Inglaterra e documentos correlativos até 13 de Janeiro de 1890 (1890). Negócios Estrangeiros. Ministro e Secretário de Estados dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Lisboa, Portugal. Imprensa Nacional. p. 198-199.
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