Building where Manuel Teixeira Gomes was born.

Category: Civil Architecture > Building

District: Faro > Portimão > Portimão > Centro Histórico

Location

The building where Manuel Teixeira Gomes was born is located in Vila Nova de Portimão, in the municipality of Portimão, in Portugal.

Historical Significance

Manuel Teixeira Gomes was the seventh president of the Portuguese First Republic, between 1923 and 1925.

Childhood and youth

Manuel Teixeira Gomes was born on May 27, 1860, and was educated by his parents until he entered Colégio de São Luís Gonzaga in Portimão. Later, he moved to Lisbon and became part of the intellectual circle of the time.

Political and diplomatic career

Teixeira Gomes had a significant political and diplomatic career. He was Minister Plenipotentiary in London and Madrid, representative of Portugal at the Paris Peace Conference, and a member of the League of Nations.

Presidency of the Republic

In 1923, Manuel Teixeira Gomes was elected President of the Republic. During his term, there was political instability and several changes of government.

Resignation and exile

Due to pressure and political instability, Teixeira Gomes resigned from the Presidency of the Republic in 1925. He then went into voluntary exile and never returned to Portugal.

Literary work

Manuel Teixeira Gomes left a considerable literary work, which reflects his artistic sensibility. Some of his best-known works include "Cartas a Columbano" and "Novelas Eróticas".