Pena in Lisboa, Portugal — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Luís de Camões
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 22, 2024
1. Luís de Camões Marker
Nesta casa
segundo a tradição
documental,
falleceu em 10 de junho
de 1580
Luiz de Camões
O actual proprietario
Manoel Jose Correia,
mandou por esta lapide
em 1867.
In this house, according to documentary tradition, Luis de Camões died on June 10, 1580.
The current owner, Manoel Jose Correia, had this tablet placed in 1867.
Erected 1867 by Manoel Jose Correia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is June 10, 1580.
Location. 38° 43.017′ N, 9° 8.322′ W. Marker is in Lisboa. It is in Pena. Marker is at the intersection of Calçada de Sant'Ana and Beco de São Luis de Pena, on the right when traveling south on Calçada de Sant'Ana. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calcada de Sant'Ana 139, Lisboa 1150-239, Portugal. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Amalia Rodrigues (within shouting distance of this marker); Igreja de São Domingos / “Church of Saint Dominic” (about 210 meters away, measured
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Also see . . . Luís Vaz de Camões (Wikipedia).
Overview: Luís Vaz de Camões (c. 1524 or 1525 – 10 June 1580), sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Milton, Vondel, Homer, Virgil and Dante. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads). His collection of poetry The Parnasum of Luís de Camões was lost during his life. The influence of his masterpiece Os Lusíadas is so profound(Submitted on April 24, 2024.)that Portuguese is sometimes called the "language of Camões". The day of his death, 10 June OS, is Portugal's national day.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 22, 20242. Luís de Camões Marker - wide view
Death: Camões lived out his final years in a room in a house near the Convent of Santa Ana, in a state, according to tradition, of the most unworthy poverty, "without a rag to cover him". Le Gentil considered this view a romantic exaggeration, as he was still able to keep a slave named Jau, whom he had brought with him from the east, and official documents attest that he had some means of livelihood. After being embittered by the Portuguese defeat at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir, in which Sebastian disappeared, leading Portugal to lose its independence to the Spanish crown, he was stricken by bubonic plague, according to Le Gentil. He was transported to a hospital and died on June 10, 1580, being buried, according to Faria e Sousa, in a shallow grave in the Convent of Santa Ana, or in the cemetery of the poor in the same hospital, according to Teófilo Braga. His mother, having survived him, began to receive his pension as an inheritance. The receipts, found at Torre do Tombo, the Portuguese national archive, document the date of the poet's death, although an epitaph written by D. Gonçalo Coutinho has been preserved which mistakenly assigns his death to the year 1579. After the 1755 earthquake which destroyed most of Lisbon, attempts were made to find the remains of Camões, but to no avail. The bones deposited in 1880 in a tomb in the Jerónimos Monastery are, in all probability, someone else's.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 48 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
