Kings
Manuel I
King of Portugal
Alternate titles: Manuel O Afortunado, Manuel the Fortunate
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Manuel I, byname Manuel The Fortunate, Portuguese Manuel O Afortunado, (born May 31, 1469, Alcochete, Port.—died December 1521, Lisbon), king of Portugal from 1495 to 1521, whose reign was characterized by religious troubles (all Moors and Jews refusing baptism were expelled), by a policy of clever neutrality in the face of quarrels between France and Spain, and by the continuation of overseas expansion, notably to India and Brazil.
Gil Vicente Works
While many of Vicente’s works were composed to celebrate religious and national festivals or to commemorate events in the life of the royal family, others draw upon popular culture to entertain, and often to critique, Portuguese society of his day.
Though some of his works were later suppressed by the Portuguese Inquisition, causing his fame to wane, he is now recognised as one of the principal figures of the Portuguese Renaissance.[1]