António Gonçalves Annes Bandarra or Gonçalo Annes Bandarra (1500 – 1556) was a
Portuguese
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writer.
Life and work
He was a shoemaker by trade (born rich but lost his wealth). Whether he had
Jewish
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origin or not has been the subject of much speculation. He devoted himself to
astrology
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and to publicising in
verse messianic character prophecies famous around 1531. He had a great knowledge of the
Old Testament scriptures
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, from which he created his own interpretations. As an adult he moved to
Lisbon at the request of
new-Christian mystics and theologians who desired that he had more contact and discussion with the Lisbon community. He was accused by the
Portuguese Inquisition
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of
Judaism
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and his ''trovas'' were included in
the catalogue of forbidden books, since they aroused interest especially among the
new Christians
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. He faced this tribunal, which deemed him innocent, but he was forced to participate in the 1541
auto-da-fé
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procession and also to stop interpreting the Bible or writing on theology. After the trial he returned to Trancoso, where he died in 1556.
His work was given the name "Paráfrase e Concordância de Algumas Profecias de Bandarra" (Paraphrase and Concordance of Some Prophecies by Bandarra). It was edited by D. João de Castro (
sebastianist grandson of
the famous namesake Vice-Roy of Portuguese India). The work was interpreted as a prophecy to the return of
King
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D. Sebastião after his disappearance in the
Battle of Alcácer-Quibir in August 1578. In 1815 a new edition appeared with the title "Trovas Inéditas do Bandarra" and between 1822 and 1823 another edition with the title "Verdade e Complemento das Profecias" appeared. The "Trovas do Bandarra" influenced the
sebastianist and
messianic thought of
Priest António Vieira and
Fernando Pessoa
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. Bandarra's prophetics includes three points: the
Fifth Empire
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, the going and return of the Encoberto
overed One(after Alcácer-Quibir identified as being el-rei D. Sebastião) and the destinies of Portugal.
Works
Trovas do Bandarra(''Portuguese'')
Trovas Inedìtas de Bandarra(''Portuguese'')
See also
*
David Reuveni
References
Bandarra at the Projecto Vercial from
Minho University
The University of Minho (''Universidade do Minho'') is a public university in Portugal, divided into the following campuses:
* Largo do Paço (rectorate), in Braga
* Campus of Gualtar, in Braga
* Convento dos Congregados, in Braga
* Campus of Az ...
*"''O Sapateiro de Trancoso''", in ''História Misteriosa de Portugal'', Victor Mendanha, Pergaminho, May 1995
External links
*
Biography in Vidas Lusófonas(''Portuguese'')
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16th-century Portuguese poets
16th-century male writers
Portuguese male poets
Portuguese Renaissance writers
1556 deaths
1500 births
16th-century Portuguese people
16th-century astrologers
Portuguese astrologers
People from Guarda District