Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa

Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa

King Charles I of Portugal at the opening of the meeting of the Lisbon Geographical Society of 1905 (under the painting Vasco da Gama in front of the Samorin of Calicut by Veloso Salgado )

Vasco da Gama in front of the Samorin of Calicut ( Vasco da Gama perante o Samorim de Calecute ) - the Portuguese navigator and explorer hands the Indian prince seated on a throne the letter of King Manuel of Portugal (painting by Veloso Salgado )

The Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa ( Geographical Society of Lisbon ) is a scientific society founded in Lisbon in 1875 with the aim of promoting and supporting the study and progress of geography and related sciences in Portugal.

The geographical society was founded in the context of the European research and colonization movement and was particularly important in the exploration of the African continent.

history

On November 10, 1875, a group of 74 signatories sent a petition to King Louis I of Portugal to establish a society called Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa , whose job it would be to promote the research and advancement of geography and related sciences in the country to promote and support. Two of the signatories were Luciano Cordeiro and Teófilo Braga, as well as many other intellectuals, journalists and politicians of the time.

Social goals were the organization of conferences and scientific congresses as well as the provision of larger funds for research trips and scientific research.

In December 1876 the Society initiated the publication of the Boletim da Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa ( Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Lisbon ), which is still published today.

There is a museum at the company's headquarters in Lisbon.

See also

• List of Presidents (Portuguese)

References and footnotes

1. ^ "Vasco da Gama delivers the letter of King Manuel of Portugal to the Samorin of Calicut", c. 1905
2. ↑ cf. to him: José Timoteo Montalvão Machado (1981). «Luciano Cordeiro» (PDF) - Cm-mirandela.pt

Web links

• Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa
• Secção de História da Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa
• The Museum of the Geographical Society of Lisbon
• Lisbon Geographic Society postage stamps
• Works by or through the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa in the Internet Archive

Commons : Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 43 ′ 0.1 ″  N , 9 ° 8 ′ 26.7 ″  W.