Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas
Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas (Avô, Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal, 3 February 1596 - Avô, Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal, 8 August 1656) was a Portuguese soldier, poet and writer, author of the poem Viriato Trágico. During his youth, he traveled to the Portuguese colony of Brazil, and through parts of Europe (France, Italy, and Spain). He then fought in the Portuguese Restoration War, where he organized a battalion of volunteers known as the Company of the Lions of Beira.
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Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas
Viriato tragico, poema heroico em 20 cantos, Vol. II (Lisboa, 1846), p. 4 · Public domain
- Born
- 1596 · Avô.
- Died
- 1656 · Avô.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Occupation
- writer · poet
- Education
- University of Coimbra
- Known for
- Viriato Trágico
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Aviz
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas (Avô, Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal, 3 February 1596 - Avô, Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal, 8 August 1656) was a Portuguese soldier, poet and writer, author of the poem Viriato Trágico. During his youth, he traveled to the Portuguese colony of Brazil, and through parts of Europe (France, Italy, and Spain). He then fought in the Portuguese Restoration War, where he organized a battalion of volunteers known as the Company of the Lions of Beira.
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Born at Avô in 1596, died in Avô in 1656.
Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas studied at University of Coimbra. The recorded working language is Portuguese. Works named in the authority record are Viriato Trágico. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of Aviz.
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