Portuguese Universities: Historiographical Overview

AutorFernando Taveira da Fonseca
CargoFaculty of Letters of The University of Coimbra. Center for the History of Society and Culture
Páginas251-274
Fernando Taveira da Fonseca*
Faculty of Letters of The University of Coimbra.
Center for the History of Society and Culture
Recibido
Aceptado
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
Universidades portuguesas: una visión general
de su historiografía
Portuguese Universities: Historiographical Overview
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20318/cian.2017.3734
* fertaveiragmailcom
Abstract The purpose of this essay
rather than an exhaustive presentation of the
historiographical output on Portuguese uni
versities is to lead the reader to the threshold
of a comprehensive knowledge of the achie
vements and problems in this ield and try
to provide a working tool for future research
Encompassing a long time span with several
changes in the higher education system in
Portugal besides mentioning general works
and source publication it approaches some
topics material conditions buildings and fun
ding students and student culture profes
sors with a glimpse on scientiic production
Keywords Portuguese universities
his toriography material conditions students
professors
Resumen La intención de este trabajo
más que hacer una presentación exhaustiva de
la producción historiográica sobre las univer
sidades portuguesas es conducir el lector has
ta el umbral de un conocimiento informado de
lo conseguido y de los problemas en esta ma
teria y también proporcionar un instrumento
para ulterior investigación Abarcando un lar
go período temporal con cambios notables en
el sistema de educación superior en Portugal
aborda distintos tópicos como sean las condi
ciones materiales los ediicios y la inancia
ción los estudiantes y su cultura peculiar los
profesores con una breve mirada a la produc
ción cientíica
Palabras clave universidades portu
guesas historiograía condiciones materiales
estudiantes profesores
CIAN-Revista de Historia de las Universidades, 20/1 (2017), 251-274 - DOI: https://doi.org/10.20318/cian.2017.3734
ISSN: 1988-8503 - www.uc3m.es/cian
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CIAN, 20/1 (2017), 251-274. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20318/cian.2017.3734
FERNANDO TAVEIRA DA FONSECA
 In  Franscico Leitão Ferreira had his Notícias Chronologicas da
Universidade de Coimbra printed in Lisboa by José António da Silva One year
before the same had happened with Évora Gloriosa issued in Rome by the
Jesuit Francisco da Fonseca The former of these publications is the result of a
systematic compilation carried out by the author in close collaboration with
the University Rector who was then Francisco Carneiro de Figueiroa of the
most important facts concerning the University of Coimbra since its founda
tion the latter although being of a wider scope contains an important set of
information about the University of Évora These were then the two institu
tions in Portugal bearing the name of University and we may consider that this
was the starting point clearly inluenced by the recently founded Real Acade
mia da História Portuguesa Royal Academy for History  of the historio
graphical attention focusing directly on universities and higher education
The higher education system in Portugal underwent several changes
throughout time A summary consideration of the chronological frame will
help to understand the thematic thread that will constitute the basis of the
account that follows
The precious document  the royal charter Scientiae thesaurus mira
bilis enacted by the king D Dinis March st   found and published
by António de Vasconcelos in  is for most historians the foundation
milestone of the Portuguese university During the Medieval Ages the uni
versity stayed mostly in Lisboa but moved twice to Coimbra 
 and eventually was settled permanently in this town in 
The change of place was accompanied by a comprehensive reform directly
sponsored by the king D João III until  that shaped a longlasting model
Francisco Leitão Ferreira Notícias chronologicas da Universidade de Coimbra Primeira
parte que comprehende os annos que discorrem desde o de  até principios de  Lis
boa José António da Silva impressor da Academia Real 
The Rector himself wrote Memórias da Universidade de Coimbra printed only in  a
chronicle organized according to the sequence of former Rectors including short biographical
sketches and the most relevant facts of each rectorate As for Leitão Ferreira he organized
also the Alphabeto dos Lentes a prosopographical account of university professors also prin
ted in 
António de Vasconcelos Um documento precioso Revista da Universidade de Coimbra
 JulySeptember   António Domingues de Costa Considerações à volta
da fundação da Universidade Portuguesa no dia  de Março de  in Universidades
História Memória Perspectivas Congresso História da Universidade  Centenário Coimbra
Comissão Organizadora do Congresso História da Universidade  vol  
Although some defend an earlier foundation Artur Moreira de Sá Dúvidas e problemas
sobre a universidade medieval portuguesa I offprint of Revista da Faculdade de Letras rd
series  Lisboa 

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