The Reformist Party (

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: ''Partido Reformista'') was a

political party created as a breakaway from the

Historic Party The Historic Party ( Portuguese: ''Partido Histórico'') was a Portuguese political party active between 1852 and 1876. It was founded by the 1st Duke of Loulé as new opposition to the new Regenerator Party, which had consolidated the Carti ...

following an ideological split over the

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, which had overthrown the government of 1st Duke of Ávila. Those who supported the Janeirinha formed the Reformist Party, whilst those who opposed it stayed with the Historic Party. The first leader of the party was

António Alves Martins António Alves Martins (18 February 1808 – 5 February 1882) was a Portuguese bishop, professor, journalist and politician, he was bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Viseu, Viseu. Biography He joined the Order of Saint Francis, Order of St. ...

who led the movement until it solidified into a full fledged party in 1869 under the abolitionist, the 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira, who led the party until its dissolution. The Ávilist faction of the party broke away in 1870 in support of the 1st Duke of Ávila, but merged with the

Regenerator Party The Regenerator Party ( Portuguese: ''Partido Regenerador'') was a Portuguese political party. Along with their "rivals" the Progressive Party, they dominated politics in the Kingdom of Portugal The Kingdom of Portugal ( la, Regnum Portug ...

only 4 years later.D. António Alves Martins, Infopédia, 2003-2014. (Consult. 2014-03-31).
/ref> The party came to an end with the Granja Pact, which was an agreement with the Historic Party to merge into one party, the

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, under the leadership of

Anselmo José Braamcamp Anselmo José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco (23 October 1817 – 13 November 1885) was a Portuguese politician of the Constitutional Monarchy era. He was the leader of the Historic Party (later, the Progressive Party), Minister of the Kingd ...

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