Maia Magalhães: um militar «democrático» na Grande Guerra e na resistência ao Sidonismo

Biographical study of Maia Magalhães, that analyses his participation in the South Angolan Campaign and organization of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps during the First World War and his subsequent involvement in the military movement that crushes the Sidonist Regime and the northern Monarchist U...

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Main Author: Diogo Campos Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Actividades Científicas 2013-06-01
Series:Ler História
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/lerhistoria/470
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Summary:Biographical study of Maia Magalhães, that analyses his participation in the South Angolan Campaign and organization of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps during the First World War and his subsequent involvement in the military movement that crushes the Sidonist Regime and the northern Monarchist Uprising. As member of the military elite linked to the Democratic Party (PRP), Maia Magalhães stands as a study object that allow us to comprehend networks of influence between the military and the political powers from 1916 to 1919, in Portugal. As sources, we highlight his private correspondence with his family.
ISSN:0870-6182