Portuguese Universities: Historiographical Overview
Autor | Fernando Taveira da Fonseca |
Cargo | Faculty of Letters of The University of Coimbra. Center for the History of Society and Culture |
Páginas | 251-274 |
Fernando Taveira da Fonseca*
Faculty of Letters of The University of Coimbra.
Center for the History of Society and Culture
Recibido
Aceptado
Universidades portuguesas: una visión general
de su historiografía
Portuguese Universities: Historiographical Overview
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20318/cian.2017.3734
* fertaveiragmailcom
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 scientiic 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 historiográica 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 ediicios y la inancia
ción los estudiantes y su cultura peculiar los
profesores con una breve mirada a la produc
ción cientíica
Palabras clave universidades portu
guesas historiograía 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 inluenced 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 longlasting 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
JulySeptember António Domingues de Costa Considerações à volta
da fundação da Universidade Portuguesa no dia de Março de in Universidades
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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