Manoel de Faria y Sousa was born in 1590, and at an early age evinced remarkable literary ability. He became secretary to the Bishop of Oporto and afterwards went to Spain upon the invitation of the Secretary of State of Philip IV. Returning to Lisbon in 1628, he accompanied the Portuguese ambassador to Rome and was received by the pope in a very flattering manner. The last fifteen years of his life were spent at Madrid in the composition of his history. He is also celebrated as a commentator of Camoens and left numerous works. Died in 1643.
Faria, M. Severim de, Noticias de Portugal, Lisbon, 1624.
Manoel Severim de Faria, a celebrated Portuguese antiquary was born at Lisbon. He studied at Evora, where he early distinguished himself and became the possessor of a library much celebrated at the time for the rare works it contained.
Figueiroci, A. do Conto de Castello Bramo, Memorias e Observaçoes militares e politicas de Portugal.—Flórez, Enrique, España Sagrada, teatro geographico-historico de la iglesia de España, Madrid, 1747-1773.—Fonseca Benevides, J. F., Las Rainhas de Portugal, Lisbon, 1878-1879, 2 vols.—Francisco de S. Luis, Memorias Historicas e Chronologicas do Condé D. Henrique; Indice Chronologico das Navegaroes Viagens e dos Portuguezas, etc.; Memoria em que re tracta da origem do nome de Portugal, etc.—Francisco de Santa Maria, Anno Historico; Diario Portuguez, Lisbon, 1744, 2 vols.—Francisco do Santissimo Sacramento, Epitome Unico da Dignidade de grande e maior Ministro da Puridade, etc., Lisbon, 1666.—Frémont d’Ablancourt, Mémoires de; contenant l’histoire de Portugal depuis les Traites des Pyrenèes de 1659 jusqu’à 1668, La Hague, 1701.
Galvão, Duarte, Chronica do muito alto e muito esclarecido Principe D. Affonso Henriquez, Lisbon, 1726.—Gebauer, G. C., Portugisische Geschichte, Leipsic, 1759.—Geddes, M., View of the Inquisition of Portugal; History of the Pope’s behaviour to the Portuguese, 1641-1666.—Giedroye, R., Résumé de l’histoire du Portugal au XIX siècle, Paris, 1876.—Godin, O. L., Princes et princesses de la famille royale de Portugal ayant par leurs alliances régné sur la Flandre, Lisbon, 1892; (Congrès international des orientalistes, 10th session, monographs, vol. I).—Goes, Damião de, Chronica do serenissimo Senhor Rei D. Manoel, Lisbon, 1567; Coimbra, 1790; Chronica do Serenissimo Principe D. João, Coimbra, 1790.
Damião de Goes was born in 1501. At an early age he entered the diplomatic service, and visited most of the European courts and cities. His genius gained him the friendship of many royal personages, amongst whom was Henry the Eighth of England. He was afterwards appointed Chronista Môr de Reino, and his later years were spent in literary work. He died in 1560.
Gulielmi de Monserrat, C. J. U., Interpretis acutissimi Tractatus de Successione Regum et Principum Galliæ, Tübingen.
Harris, A complete history of the rise and progress of the Portuguese Empire in the East Indies, London, 1744.—Helfferich, C. A., Les communes françaises en Espagne et en Portugal pendant le moyen age.—Herculano, A., Historia de Portugal, Lisbon, 1848-1853, 4 vols.; 1875; 1887; Da origem e estabelecimento da Inquisição em Portugal, 1854-1857, 3 vols.; Roteiro de Vasco de Gama.
Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araujo, was born at Lisbon, March 28th, 1810. He became distinguished as a poet and a novelist, and after the publication of Schæfer’s History commenced his History of Portugal. His scientific treatment of the subject aroused great opposition among the supporters of the old legendary histories, and he consequently closed his work with the year 1279. Herculano’s example has however been followed by later writers, and he may be said to have founded the new historical school of Portugal.