Vieira (Augusto José)
Biography of Augusto José Vieira (1861–1918), Funchal-born republican journalist and author of a history of the Republican Party.
He was born in Funchal on 2 October 1861 and died on 27 December 1918 in Lisbon, where he had lived for more than 40 years. He was the brother of Councillor (conselheiro, honorary title of the royal council) Manuel José Vieira and of João José Vieira, of whom we shall speak below. He attended the Funchal lyceum (state secondary school) and enrolled at the Army School (Escola do Exército), but never completed the course. In this city he was editor of the newspaper A Republica, and in Lisbon he contributed to various newspapers, always championing the most advanced ideas. He was president of the Civil Registration Association (Associação do Registo Civil) and secretary of the Freethought Federation (Federação do Livre Pensamento). In 1909 he published the Historia do Partido Republicano, which remained unfinished and of which three volumes appeared.
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Abroad
- Funchal
His birthplace, where he edited A Republica.
The capital of the archipelago and seat of the principal captaincy, where settlement began; it was made a vila c.1451–52. Its bay, the widest in the archipelago, lies between Ponta do Garajau and Ponta da Cruz and offers sheltered anchorage, though its harbour had never been studied oceanographically. The Elucidário discusses it as a health resort with climate data and records the January 1906 disturbances, the Danish prince's visit in May 1846 and recent volcanic cones in the area.
- Lisbon
Portugal. Where he lived over 40 years and died.
The Portuguese capital, seat of the Relação court and of the Misericórdia whose privileges and statutes were extended to Funchal. Henrique Franco de Sousa studied at its Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and Luiz José Baiardo moved there in 1821.
People
People mentioned · 03- Augusto José Vieira1861–1918
Republican journalist and freethinker who wrote the Historia do Partido Republicano.
- João José Vieira1844–1928
Brother of Augusto José Vieira, with his own entry.
- Manuel José Vieira1836–1912
Brother of Augusto José Vieira, with his own entry.