Through the Mouth of Scipio

Cicero's Arguments in the Publicistics of Portugal Restored (1641 – 1645)

Authors

  • Rodrigo Franco da Costa Costa doutor pelo Programa de pós-graduação em História Social (PPGHIS-UFRJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18223/hiscult.v12i2.3989

Abstract

Abstract: This article aims to identify the presence of the ideas of Cicero, the Roman consul, in the political writings of the Restoration of Portugal. The Restoration of Portugal can be identified as a movement that recovered the political autonomy of the Lusitanian kingdom in 1640 with the defenestration of Miguel de Vasconcelos, the Secretary of State of d. Filipe IV, crowning d. João IV as king of Portugal and putting an end to the Castilian kingdom's dominion over the Portuguese since 1580. The movement that culminated in the Restoration of Portugal had a strong structure for publishing texts favorable to the movement and the government of d. João IV. Among the figures who recovered Cicero's texts in their arguments in favor of the new government, the repúblicos stand out, agents of the period committed to the conservation of the common good of Portugal.

Keywords: Restoration of Portugal, Cícero, Repúblicos.

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Published

2023-12-21

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Cultura impressa no período moderno: debates e possibilidades (XV-XVIII)

Section

ARTIGOS - DOSSIÊ

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