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Vintism
Vintism ( pt, Vintismo, from ''vinte'', "twenty", as in eighteen-twenty) is a term used to refer to the political movement that dominated Portugal between 1820 and 1823, characterised by the radicalism of liberal ideas and the preponderance of the Constituent Cortes. It gave birth to the Portuguese Constitution of 1822. The Vintist political stances were advanced for their time and mobilized the liberal left for most of the rest of the 19th century. They demanded the end of absolute monarchy and the return of King John VI from Brazil, from where he had been ruling the country since Napoleonic forces had invaded Lisbon in 1807; they appealed to the King to work together with the social forces represented in Parliament. The Vintist movement started after the revolution of 24 August 1820 that swiftly replaced the protectorate of William Beresford with a Provisional Junta and Constituent Assembly composed of diplomatic functionaries, merchants, agrarian burghers, and univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Portugal (1777–1834)
The history of the kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, from the First Treaty of San Ildefonso and the beginning of the reign of Queen Maria I in 1777, to the end of the Liberal Wars in 1834, spans a complex historical period in which several important political and military events led to the end of the absolutist regime and to the installation of a constitutional monarchy in the country. In 1807, Napoleon ordered the invasion of Portugal and subsequently the royal family and its entire court migrated to Brazil, Maria I declaring the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves in 1815. This would be one of the causes for the declaration of Brazilian independence by Pedro I of Brazil in 1822, following a liberal revolution in Portugal. The liberal period was stormy and short as Miguel of Portugal (Pedro's brother) supported an absolutist revolution endeavoring to restore all power to the monarchy. Pedro eventually returned to Portugal and fought and defeated his b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |