António Gonçalves Annes Bandarra or Gonçalo Annes Bandarra (1500 – 1556) was a
Portuguese 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
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; ,
; ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of '' mashiach'', messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a ''mashiach' ...
character prophecies famous around 1531. He had a great knowledge of the
Old Testament
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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 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
Sebastian ( ; 20 January 1554 – 4 August 1578) was King of Portugal from 11 June 1557 to 4 August 1578 and the penultimate Portuguese monarch of the House of Aviz.
He was the son of João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, and his wife, Joanna of Aus ...
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
Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa (; ; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, and publisher. He has been described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th c ...
. 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
David Reubeni (1490–1535/1541?) was a mysterious Jewish "half-mystic, half-adventurer." Reubeni presented military and political plans to various Christian rulers in Europe. His proposals, which combined political-military strategies with escha ...
References
Bandarra at the Projecto Vercial from
Minho University
The University of Minho (''Universidade do Minho'') is a public university in Minho Province, Portugal. It is divided into the following campuses:
* Largo do Paço (rectorate), in Braga
* Campus of Gualtar, in Braga
* Convento dos Congregados, i ...
*"''O Sapateiro de Trancoso''", in ''História Misteriosa de Portugal'', Victor Mendanha, Pergaminho, May 1995
External links
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Biography in Vidas Lusófonas(''Portuguese'')
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16th-century Portuguese poets
16th-century Portuguese male writers
Portuguese male poets
Portuguese Renaissance writers
1556 deaths
1500 births
16th-century Portuguese writers
16th-century astrologers
Portuguese astrologers
People from Guarda District