Participate in the 45th anual meenting of the Association for Spanish and Portguese Historical Studies (ASPHS) wich will be held in Modena, Italy in 2014 (26th to 29th of June).
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My project is to participate in the 45th anual meenting of the Association for Spanish and Portguese Historical Studies (ASPHS) wich will be held in Modena, Italy in 2014 (26th to 29th of June).
My presentation "José Relvas and the diplomatic strategies of the first Portugueses Republic (1909-1913)" has already been acepted by the international organization of such conference. In this moment I seek to obtain support to face the costs of such participation
José Relvas (1858-1929) was a famosous republican leader. He held office as Finance Minister in the provisinal government and later served as Minister (or Embassador) to Spain between 1911 to 1913. Besides his political activities, he managed his family estate, a vast agricultural company centered in wine production, mostly for exportation purposes. Also, José Relvas was a major art lover, colector and amateur musician. In his house, the Casa do Patudos, desingded like a country side manor, he created one of the most rich colections of famous paintings among other decoratif arts in Portugal, mainly focus on the naturalistic and realist movments. He was the only Portuguese person ever reported to have owned a Stradivarius violin.
In this moment, as a PhD thesis in History, I am developing a bioghraphycal thesis about José Relvas. This is an excellent oportunity to promoted and let my research be knowed in an international academic enviroment.
Please suport my project, and help me bring José Relvas to Modena.