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Tomás Ribeiro (writer)

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Tomás Ribeiro
Born1 July 1831
Died6 February 1901(1901-02-06) (aged 69)
NationalityPortuguese
Occupation(s)Politician, journalist, poet and writer

Tomás António Ribeiro Ferreira (1 July 1831 – 6 February 1901), better known as Tomás Ribeiro or Thomaz Ribeiro, was a Portuguese politician, journalist, poet and Ultra-Romantic writer.[1]

He was born in Parada de Gonta, Viseu. After graduating in law at the University of Coimbra, he practised law briefly before turning to a political career. A prominent member of the Partido Regenerador, he was at various times Mayor of Viseu, Deputy, Peer of the Realm, Minister of Maritime Affairs, Minister of Public Works[2] and Civil Governor of the districts of Braga and Porto.[citation needed] He was also secretary general of the government of Portuguese India, and ambassador of Portugal in Brazil. Elected a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, he was president of the Department of Letters. He died in Lisbon and was buried in the Cemitério dos Prazeres.[citation needed]

A versatile writer and journalist, Tomás Ribeiro left a vast body of work. He was the father of the poet Branca de Gonta Colaço and grandfather of the writer Tomás Ribeiro Colaço.[citation needed]

Selected works

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  • D. Jaime ou a dominação de Castela, nationalist poem, 1862
  • A Delfina do Mal, poetry, 1868
  • Sons que Passam, poetry, 1868
  • A Indiana entr'acte in verse, 1873
  • Vésperas, 1880
  • Jornadas, travel writing, 1873
    • 1.ª parte - Do Tejo ao Mandovi
    • 2.ª parte - Entre Palmeiras
    • 3.ª parte - Entre Primores
  • Dissonâncias, 1890
  • História da Legislação Liberal Portuguesa, essay, 1891-1892
  • Empréstimo de D. Miguel, essay, 1880
  • O Mensageiro de Fez, poem in praise of Our Lady of Carnaxide, 1900.

References

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  1. ^ Cilley, Melissa A. (1 January 1937). "Summer festas and the National Holiday in Portugal". Hispania. 20 (1): 41–46. doi:10.2307/332705. JSTOR 332705.
  2. ^ "The Banco Agrícola e Industrial Vianense - the bank of the Misericórdia".
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