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MÚRIAS (Manuel). HISTÓRIA Breve da Colonização Portuguesa. Lisboa. 1940. - MÚRIAS (Manuel) HISTÓRIA Breve da Colonização Portuguesa . Lisboa: Comemorações Centenárias, 1940. VIII, 152 pp.; 225 mm. A historical synthesis of Portuguese colonization, published on the occasion of the Centenary Commemorations of 1940, which marked eight hundred years since the founding of the nation and three hundred years since the Restoration of Independence. The work is part of the vast editorial program promoted by the National Commission for the Centenary Commemorations surrounding the Exhibition of the Portuguese World, reflecting the official interpretation of colonial history then disseminated by the Estado Novo regime. It traces, in a concise and informative style, the process of Portuguese expansion and colonization from the first discoveries to the contemporary era, serving as a popular history textbook aligned with the imperial ideology of the regime. A curious example of colonial historiography produced in the context of the Centenary Commemorations. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate