Bernardino Machado


Bernardino Lus Machado Guimares, GCTE, GCL , was a Portuguese political figure, the third and eighth President of Portugal .

He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the son of Antnio Lus Machado Guimares , 1st Baron of Joane and a Nobleman of the Royal Household, a rich merchant raised to the Nobility, and his second wife Praxedes de Sousa Guimares. He came to Portugal in 1860, enrolled at Coimbra University in 1866, studied Mathematics for three years, and graduated in Philosophy in 1873. In 1872, he chose to obtain Portuguese nationality. Machado continued his studies, obtained a doctorate in Philosophy in 1876 and graduation in General Agriculture and Rural Economy in 1883. He lectured at that institution since 1877.

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