Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar
1765–1832
dramatist · poet · politician · military officer
Funchal-born tragedian and former French army captain, regarded by some as a precursor of Almeida Garrett in creating a Portuguese national theatre; his drama A Festa do Olimpo was staged in 1822. He was elected deputy for Madeira in 1822 and 1826 and died in Lisbon in 1832, and a Funchal street bears his name.
1Mentioned in
- Representation in the Cortes — Deputy for Madeira elected in 1822 and 1826.
- Historical dates — Madeiran writer, died in Lisbon in 1832.
- Pimenta de Aguiar (Manuel Caetano) — Madeiran poet, treated under Aguiar.
- Pimenta de Aguiar (street) — Madeiran poet honoured by the street name; he lived opposite Rua da Bela Vista.
- Teatro Grande — Madeiran dramatist whose drama A Festa do Olimpo was staged in 1822.
- Visconde do Ribeiro Real (square) — Person commemorated by the street that opens into the square.
- Constitution of 1821 (The) — Elected deputy for Madeira in the general elections of 1822.
- Monteiro (Luís) — Elected deputy for Madeira under the Constitutional Charter alongside Luís Monteiro.
- Proclamations of constitutional government — Elected deputy for Madeira in October 1826.
- First publications — Effective member of the Sociedade Funchalense dos Amigos das Ciências e Artes (1821).
- Theatre — Madeiran dramatist.
2Chronology
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Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar was born in Funchal.
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General elections under the new Constitution, held by direct vote, chose Madeira's deputies to the Cortes, among them Freitas Branco, with Macedo and Luiz António Jardim as substitutes.
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Dr João Francisco de Oliveira and Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar sat in the Cortes as deputies for Madeira.
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A gala performance at the Funchal theatre featured Drumond's symphony and Pimenta de Aguiar's A Festa do Olimpo.
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Funchal council named a street after the poet Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar.
3Places mentioned
Abroad