Regenerator Party

The Regenerator Party (Portuguese: Partido Regenerador) was a Portuguese political party. Along with their "rivals" the Progressive Party, they dominated politics in the Kingdom of Portugal in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century. The Regenerator, Progressist, and other political parties in the late Kingdom of Portugal were all run by friends of the king.[1]

Regenerator Party
Portuguese: Partido Regenerador
AbbreviationPR
LeaderDuke of Saldanha Fontes Pereira de Melo
Founded1851 (1851)
Dissolved1910 (1910)
HeadquartersLisbon
IdeologyConstitutional Monarchy
Conservatism
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Colors  Blue

References

  1. de Oliveira Marques, A.H. (March 1986). História de Portugal Volume III (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Palas Editores. pp. 33, 39, 69, 270.


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