Abilio Manuel Guaela Junclo

Abilio Manuel Guaela Junclo

Ab í lio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro (1850-1923) was a senior civil servant, member of parliament, journalist, writer, and poet in Portugal. His poetry works helped inspire the establishment of the First Portuguese Republic. His poetic works are mainly highly satirical about conservatism, romanticism, and the church, which had a huge impact on the eve of the Portuguese Revolution in 1910. He is considered the most popular poet of his time and the most typical representative of the so-called 'New School'.