The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-15
1s41 and 1891, vasco do Cana explored
the Indian Ocean; the riches Of the

lS41 and 1891, Vasco do Cana explored
the Indian Ocean; the riches of the
east began to pour into Europe; Goa be.
came u prosperous possession Of the
was added 20 the possessions of the
crown Of Portugal. The latter monarch,
Emanuel, had beer regarded as the
greatest and best man who ever sat on
a throne. Under his wise, just bcnevo.
lent reign, distress was banished from
the kingdom, and his subjects rendered
rich and happy. Sebastian H., fired
with a holy zeal to cxterminate the in.
idels from his country. commenced a
sanguinary crusade against tho Moors
which he carried on through such re-.
pcated defeats that he eventually los, his
crown and life in the struggle. With
Henry the Cardinal, his uncle. and old
man of 20 who died after a reign of
two years, the male line terminated
after enduring 400 years. Spain once
more laid claim to the vacant throne.
and Portugal again became a depcnden.
cy of the spanish crown, the nation
suffering all the injustice, exactions,
and tyranny usu"lly inflicted on a con
qucrcd country by its naughty masters.
After enduring 90 years of intolerable
hardships and exactions, a Portuguese
noblcman named John, duke of Bragan.
IN, pitying his unfortunate countrymen.
excited a revolution, which again broke
the spanish letters. while the people
hailed their dclivcrcr as their king, who,
being crowned as John ", commenced
the dynasty of the House of ~Braganze,
u family whose descendants still way
the destiaics of Portugal. During the
18th century as an ally Of Great Britain,
Portugal became rather "A commercial
dependent. especially after the Metheun
Treaty of 1903.
When Napoleon in 1907 entered the
country. and declared the family of
Braganza had ceased to reign. the roytl
family of Portugal, consisting of Pet.o,
the old king, and his imbecile wife.
Maria Frances Isabella. queen regent.
the prince.rcgent, aud all the court, set
sail from the TaguS TO Brazil, trans.
ferring the capital TO Rio de Jeneiro.
On tho death of the Quecn.rcgent, John
" assembled to the throne OF Portugal
and Brazil. After the downfall of Ma.
polcon, the history of Portugal is com
posed of 4 long succession of political
disturbances. The luquisition introduc.
ed in 1896 was abolished in the Portu.
geese domains in 1873. and the Jesuits,
established in 1910 wa banished in
1853, were refused admission. The
Jews at the request OF the Pope, were
allowd the same privileges which they
enjoyed in the Roman states. The alb.
sence of the court was viewed with dis.
like by the nation; the military was
dissatisfied with the British influence
of Marshal Beresford, and the general
feeling required some fundamental
changes in the administration and con.
stitution of the government. \ rcvolu.
tion in favor of constitutional govern.
ment was effected without bloodshed
in 1920, and the king invited to re-.
turn home. Before landing in Portugal
he swOre 20 observe the constitution
which had been adopted. 4 counter.
revolution of the mobiles and clergy was
vigorously repressed by the Cortes Deb.
ruary ls23); but the queen, a Spanish
! infanta, who exercised great influence
over her son, Don Miguel, gained the
rcactionary movement was organized
and the Cortes, being o~verpowered, dis.
solved itself after "a solemn protest in
June =, 1898. In lS22 Brazil threw oil
the yoke OF Portugal, and proclaimed
Don Pedro, Son of John VI, emperor.
Her independence was recognized in
1925. John VI. died March 10, 1896,
having named the lnfanta Isabelle
Maria regent, She governed in the
name Of tho Emperor of Brazil, Dom
Pedro ". of Portugal, who granted IA
constitution ard I'VE chambers, modelled
on the French, April %, 1896. In May
he addicted in favor of MS daughter,
Maria de Gloria. lie imposed on her
the condition of marrying her uncle,
Dom Miguel, who was entrusted with
the government as regent but the Abo.
list party in Portugal set up the claim
of Dom Miguel 10 an unlimited sover,
ignty, and "a resolution in his favor
notwithstanding The Intervention OF
England, placed him on the throne in