#sorry for the massive long post y'all just press j sorryyyy

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A prequel of sorts to this piece.

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On October 5th 1910 there was a revolution which abolished the monarchy and implemented a Republic. (More notes under the cut)

Teófilo Braga was named the president of the temporary government.

Afonso Henriques was the first king while Manuel II was the last, deposed and exiled in 1910.

There is a theory that the real Afonso was a sickly child and died young, and was then replaced with a healthier boy who grew up to be the king we know. This is not really believed to be true, but I like the idea, and it was fun for me to think that someone like Teófilo, whose vast body of work includes folk stories from around the country, would ask about it if he had the chance.

Essentially this was an attempt at portraying Port during a difficult time. I think he was tired of the monarchy and sympathetic to republican ideals and knew change was necessary. I also think he had a hard time letting go at a human level, and knew very well how difficult big socio-political transitions are.

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