Fernando Leal

Military officer and poet, a friend of Gomes Leal, he socialized in Lisbon with the great writers of his time. His poetry is praised by Teófilo Braga, Camilo, and others, who greatly admired his poems on religious and Oriental themes. However, the main originality of his verses lies in their tendency toward Realism and philosophical reflection, in the style of Antero and Gomes Leal. These poetic works include very skillful translations of Dante and Victor Hugo.