A Portuguesa

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/a-portuguesa

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the musical composer?Alfredo Keil
2. What is the lyricist?Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
3. Why did Portugal need a new national anthem in 1911?After the 1910 revolution that ended the monarchy, Portugal chose A Portuguesa because it had become popular during the 1891 republican revolt and represented the new republic.
4. How did the 1890 British Ultimatum influence A Portuguesa?The 1890 British Ultimatum made Portugal feel humiliated, so the song was created to show resistance and strengthen national pride.

Nationalist Movement: An ideological and political movement advocating for the interests of a particular nation.
Constitutional Monarchy: A form of government where a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution.
First Portuguese Republic: The period of Portuguese history from 1910 to 1926, following the overthrow of the monarchy.