Henrique Lopes de Mendonça

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Henrique Lopes de Mendonça was a Portuguese playwright, poet, and naval officer best known for writing the lyrics to Portugal’s national anthem, “A Portuguesa.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
naval officer
playwright
poet
anthemLyricsLanguage Portuguese
associatedWith Portuguese national identity
countryOfCitizenship Portugal
fieldOfWork literature
naval service
theatre
genre drama
poetry
hasWorkAsSubject Portuguese history
Portuguese nationalism
patriotism
knownFor Portuguese theatre
patriotic poetry
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
militaryBranch Portuguese Navy
name Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
nationality Portuguese
notableFor writing the lyrics of the Portuguese national anthem
notableRole lyricist of the Portuguese national anthem
notableWork A Portuguesa
occupation naval officer
playwright
poet
wrote plays
poems
wroteLyricsFor A Portuguesa


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