Liberal Rainbow

Portuguese political contemporaneity arose on 24th August 1820. By keeping the Bragança dinasty, it was expected that the theoretical assumptions defining the King’s sovereignty would be replaced by those implying the nation’s sovereignty. Reaction was immediate. Everyone claimed to be liberal, but...

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Main Author: ZÍlia Osório De Castro
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Coimbra University Press 2019-05-01
Series:Revista de História das Ideias
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Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/rhi/article/view/6504
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Summary:Portuguese political contemporaneity arose on 24th August 1820. By keeping the Bragança dinasty, it was expected that the theoretical assumptions defining the King’s sovereignty would be replaced by those implying the nation’s sovereignty. Reaction was immediate. Everyone claimed to be liberal, but some felt reservations concerning certain principles of liberalism and proposed different political solutions. We intend to analyse authors of various opinions and therefore we named our article «Liberal Rainbow».
ISSN:0870-0958
2183-8925