O olhar de Liang Qichao sobre a revolução republicana em Portugal

Abstract

Having lived during the last years of the Qing dynasty and the subsequent and troubled Republic of China, Liang Qichao was, alongside his better well-known contemporary Sun Yat-sen, one of the most influential public intellectuals of his time. An insightful observer and defender of monarchical constitutionalism, Liang watched with concern the fall of the Braganzas monarchy in Portugal and the republican revolution of October 5, from which he sought to draw lessons for his own country. This article focuses on the essay Causes of the Portuguese Revolution and its Future (in chinese 葡萄牙革命之原因及其将来 Putaoya geming zhi yuanyin ji qi jianglai), written by Liang Qichao days after the Portuguese revolution, and attempts to analyze it in the light of the political thought of the Chinese intellectual. We also expect to contribute with a new perspective on the 1910 Revolution in Portugal by introducing this essay to Portuguese-speaking audiences. Keywords: Liang Qichao; first portuguese republic; Chinese constitutionalism