Two moments in the history of the portuguese far-right

• Main Author: Francisco Carlos PALOMANES MARTINHO
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2013-05-01
• Series: Studia Historica: Historia Contemporánea
• Subjects: extrema derecha portuguesa; salazarismo; Estado Novo
• Online Access: http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0213-2087/article/view/9898

This article strives to analyse the Portuguese extreme right in the twentieth century from a historical point of view. the initial expectations of this political movement, in the formation of the Estado novo in the 20s, were subsequently frustrated by the conservative government project leaded by Oliveira Salazar, who defended the national revolution (the extreme right main goal) only rhetorically but not in practice. the defeat of fascism emphasized the conservative and traditionalist elements of the Portuguese extreme right. During Marcelo Caetano’s government, another memory of the salazar regime was drawn, trying to face criticism stemming from the colonial war and the growing influence of the opposition leaded by young students.