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revolutions portugal - VERTOT (René Aubert, Sieur de) RÉVOLUTIONS de Portugal . Nouvelle Édition, Revûe & augmentée. A Paris: Chez les Libraires Associés, 1773. xvi, 382, [32] pp., 2 gravs.: il.; 170 mm. 1773 Parisian edition of one of the most influential foreign historical works on the Restoration of Portuguese Independence. Originally published in 1689 under the title Histoire de la conjuration de Portugal , the work by René Aubert de Vertot (1655–1735) underwent multiple editions and adaptations under the title Révolutions de Portugal , this one from 1773 being one of the latest reeditions of the 18th century. Written in a clear and engaging style, the text popularized among the European public the episode of the revolt against Philippine domination and the acclamation of D. João IV in 1640. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !