Integralist

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The Integralist school in Portuguese literature, active from 1914, reacted against perceived excesses in the literary movements of the time. Led by historian and poet Ant\u00f3nio Sardinha, this movement favored the Roman Catholic monarchist tradition. This sentiment contributed to the eventual fall of Portugal's First Republic in 1926, paving the way for the Salazar regime. Ant\u00f3nio de Oliveira Salazar became prime minister in 1932, establishing a "unitary, corporatist republic" known as the New State (Estado Novo). This regime emphasized order over freedom, employing censorship and political imprisonment, while also restoring some privileges to the church.12

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From monarchy to republic
…and poet António Sardinha, the Integralist school, which favoured the Roman Catholic monarchist tradition, reacted to such perceived excesses from 1914 onward. Such sentiment contributed to the eventual fall of Portugal’s First Republic in 1926.
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…and poet António Sardinha, the Integralist school, which favoured the Roman Catholic monarchist tradition, reacted to such perceived excesses from 1914 onward. Such sentiment contributed to the eventual fall of Portugal’s First Republic in 1926.
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