O Sebastianismo

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Em Portugal, existiu um mito nascido do desespero e medo das pessoas quanto ao futuro do país.
{{In Portugal, there was a myth born from the people’s despair and fear regarding the future of the country.}}

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Foi D. Sebastião, descendente de D. João III,
{{It was King Sebastião, descendant of King John III,}}

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quem se encarregou de arranjar uma força militar capaz de derrotar os Mouros.
{{who was in charge of finding a military force capable of defeating the Moors.}}

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Após a sua morte na batalha de Alcácer Quibir,
{{After his death in the battle of Alcacer Quibir,}}

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foram os Filipes de Espanha que tomaram posse do reino português,
{{it was the Filipes of Spain who took possession of the Portuguese kingdom,}}

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pois D. Sebastião não tinha qualquer descendente vivo.
{{since King Sebastião did not have any living descendants.}}

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No entanto, por ter sido um grande rei em vida,
{{However, because he was a great king in life,}}

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o povo entrou num estado de negação em relação à sua morte pois queriam muito
{{the people entered a state of denial about his death because they wanted}}

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que ele voltasse para salvar Portugal das mãos dos reis de Espanha.
{{him to come back and save Portugal from the hands of the kings of Spain.}}

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Foi assim que nasceu o mito do “Sebastianismo”.
{{This is how the myth of Sebastianism was born.}}

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Um famoso poeta, pelo nome de Bandarra,
{{A famous poet, by the name of Bandarra,}}

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escreveu imensos versos dedicados a D. Sebastião o “Desejado”.
{{wrote many verses dedicated to King Sebastião the “Desired”.}}

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Como é comum acontecer com estas histórias, muitas pessoas tentaram fazer passar-se por D. Sebastião,
{{As is common (to happen) with these stories, many people have tried to pass themselves off as King Sebastião,}}

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mas os seus planos não foram bem sucedidos, pois foram condenados à morte.
{{but their plans were not successful, since they were sentenced to death.}}

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Passado algum tempo, em mil seiscentos e quarenta, um golpe de estado
{{After some time, in 1640, a coup d’état}}

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traz a independência de volta ao reino Português e o mito passa a ser apenas uma história.
{{brings independence back to the Portuguese kingdom and the myth becomes just a story.}}