Anselmo_Braamcamp_Freire

Braamcamp Freire

Braamcamp Freire

Portuguese historian, genealogist, and politician


Anselmo Braamcamp Freire (Lisbon, 1 February 1849 – Lisbon, 23 December 1921) was a Portuguese historian, genealogist and politician. A member of the National Constituent Assembly, he became the first president of the (Second) Portuguese Senate. While a historian, he authored a notable study of the life of Vasco da Gama.[1] His house in Santarém is now the city's municipal library.[2][3]

Anselmo Braamcamp Freire

References

  1. Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (29 October 1998). The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780521646291.
  2. "República nas escolas: Anselmo Braamcamp Freire". Centenário da República (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações do Centenário da República. Retrieved 16 November 2017.




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