GENESIS OF THE MOVEMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 135, 7 June 1907, Page 5

GENESIS OF THE MOVEMENT.

It -was in ISU3 that the Miguelistas, or supporters of Dom Miguel, a pretender '. io the Thione, who was at the lime living in Austria, began to show renewed activity, and to press their leader's | claims on the people. King Carios also is a Braganza, but he belongs to a different line, under cir- ; cumstances that are easily explained, I When the old line of Portuguese Kings, \ of the House of Avis, became extinct by I the death of King Sebastian in Africa j in 1578, and of his successor Cardinal | Henrique, Philip 11. became King in vir- ! tue of his descent from a Portuguese j Princess. I After 60 years union under the same ' Kings with Spain, the people of Portugal revolted, and proclaimed Dom Joao, the then Duke 01 Braganza, as their national King, he being the nearest Portuguese heir to the Throne. The Duke, thereupon, assumed the name of Joao IV., to which Portuguese his orians appended the title of "Tne Restorer." From this Joao the present j rulers of Portugal are descended. Carlos 1., who succeeded to the Throne on October 19, 1359, is 14 years of age. and is the third of his hous.e, ! Dom Miguel belongs to the House of Braganza proper, King Carlos to the House of Braganza-Coburg. ■