Tomás Ribeiro (writer)

Tomás Ribeiro
Born	1 July 1831 Parada de Gonta, Viseu, Portugal
Died	6 February 1901(1901-02-06) (aged 69) Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation(s)	Politician, journalist, poet and writer

Tomás António Ribeiro Ferreira (1 July 1831 – 6 February 1901), better known as Tomás Ribeiro or Thomaz Ribeiro, was a Portuguese politician, journalist, poet and Ultra-Romantic writer.^[1]

He was born in

A versatile writer and journalist, Tomás Ribeiro left a vast body of work. He was the father of the poet Branca de Gonta Colaço and grandfather of the writer Tomás Ribeiro Colaço.^{[citation needed]}

Selected works

• D. Jaime ou a dominação de Castela, nationalist poem, 1862
• A Delfina do Mal, poetry, 1868
• Sons que Passam, poetry, 1868
• A Indiana entr'acte in verse, 1873
• Vésperas, 1880
• Jornadas, travel writing, 1873
  • 1.ª parte - Do Tejo ao Mandovi
  • 2.ª parte - Entre Palmeiras
  • 3.ª parte - Entre Primores
• Dissonâncias, 1890
• História da Legislação Liberal Portuguesa, essay, 1891-1892
• Empréstimo de D. Miguel, essay, 1880
• O Mensageiro de Fez, poem in praise of Our Lady of Carnaxide, 1900.

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