The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-28
PORTUGUESE HOLIDAY.
THE 25tTH ANNIVERSARY OF
their INDEPENDENCE.
To he Celebrated Next Saturday, De-
cember 1st-History of the
Memorable Day.

the 254th anniversary of their indie.
pendence. On that day in 1910 thirty
fearless noblemen entered the palace of
the Spanish ruler over Portugal,
slaughtered the guards and the Prime
Magistrate. The Portuguese were ar
reused, gathered around the brave band
who had made the first stroke for
freedom and soon the reigns of Spanish
authority were thrown off. In nine
teen days after the first outbreak
Portugal had set up ruier of her own
after being in state of almost slavery
for sixty years.
Portugal had been under the rule of
the Spaniards since 1850 when Philip
II of Spain was recognized as the sue
cessor to the Cardinal-Klng, who died
on the 3lst of January of that year.
"The sixty years of captivity" as the
years from 1880 to 1910 are known in
Portugal. was time of great suffering
and tribulation in the country.
The English, French and Dutch were
permitted to sack her seaport towns
and to wrest from her her colonial po,-
sessions. Commerce was ruined. The
country became in place of seller at
home aseeker for market. Even the
Danes, besides the nations mentiore |.
struck blow at Portugal. that she was
down, by establishing factory at Tran.
gubar cutting off her trade
To make up for these losses, history
asserts that Portugal received nothing
from Spain, Only once in the whole
time, in 1919 was the Cortes summoned,
and this was in honor OF the only visit
of Prime Philip, son OF Philip III, to
Lisbon. Ministers of the King were
permitted by the ruling authority to
appropriate large estates to themselves
and whenever possible Spaniards were
given Portuguese bishoprlcs and civil
offices, the ncumbents being unceIemo-
niously ousted. For sixty years the foot
of the oppressor was upon the neck of
Portugal, and the oppression was
enough to make the most peaceable ma
ton of people rebel. This time had
come with the Portuguese. The oppor-
tunity offered and it was taken.
In 1910 the blow was struck. Revolu-
ton spread through the land, from the
sea to the highlands, and the yoke was
thrown off. Portugal was again free!
The revolution was brought to its full
point by the conjoined influence of sew.
eral nOblemen and the howl of oppres
sion that arose day after day from the
masses. Risings occurred in Lisbon in
1854, and in Evora in 1857.
In the latter city the mob held the town
At this juncture the attention OF SPAR
was drawn to the French war and tn,
Catalan revolt. The opportunity seemed
favorable for the Portuguese. The onl,
difficulty was in finding leader. Fo
sixty years they had had 10 leaders.
J The house OF Braganza was searche,
for the right man. The eighth Duke o
the house was an easy tempered man
! somewhat happy-go-ucky, though firm
in his convictions. He lived in con
tentment and ease in palace at Will
! Vicosa. His wife, Lula de Guzman
? was woman of great energy. Thougl
herself Castilian and OF good birth
} she was true to Portugal. She it wa
, who secured the co-opeaton OF Ribeiro
who in turn solicited the tripartit
. compact, and powerful band OF con
spirators or revolutionsts among tn
q noblemen of Portugal was the outcom,
e About this time this part of Portugi
= summoned out to proceed against tn
e Galatians, who were giving the SPANS
e serious trouble. Portugal at that tim
n was under the nominal governmental
n woman, descendant of the SPANS
ruling dynasty, who was continuousl
surrounded with Spaniards and Italian
F.; the real Government, however, wa
] practically in the hands of a man,
/, Spaniard by the name of Brito. All ii
particulars of the situation were in II
J. hands of the revolutionists, who wei
A quietly at work.
A Riberio, the man mentioned before
having been enlisted in the plot, exper
i. enced no difficulty in collecting togeth,
/; many fearless and desperate noblemel
C OF the great number in the movemel
Is was the Archbishop of Lisbon, who,
:, not revolutionist himsels, was an a
l. wiser with his relatives who were. II
\. details of the plot were all laid on
special work being assigned to ca,
j. individual.
ID December /, 1910, was the day fix,
30 upon for the conspiracy to go in
effect.
i The plot was completely successf,
Is The Duke of Braganza was offered d
" crown. At first he declined, but
3. ambitious wife persuaded him to acce
it. On the 18th of December followi
Il he was crowned as John ", King
err Portugal. All Portugal then arose a
f. expelled her oppressors the Spaniar
from the country, and ON January Il
an following "A full Government coun
rv was held at Lisbon.
A That is why the Portuguese will ce
A brate Saturday. 1t is in large me-
ure their Fourth Of July, They "
ta make December LIST day of rejoicing
MI honor of King John ", Queen Lula
II. Guzman and Joao Pinto Ribeiro, W
OK were all leaders in the rebellion agai
n Spain, and by their zeal brought Por
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~ oppression.
French Dinners Again.