Pedro II of Brazil

thumb|Pedro II, at age 50 Dom Pedro II of Brazil (Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Bragança e Habsburgo), (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Quotes I was born to consecrate myself to the languages and sciences, and, if I had to choose between occupying a political position, I would rather be a president or minister to that of an Emperor. Entrada do Brasil na República mundial das letras.Mediações transatlânticas e diplomacia cultural de Dom Pedro II na elaboração de uma identidade letrada nacional pt https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/68197 I swore to the Constitution, but even if I had not sworn to it, it would be to me a second religion. Nasce Dom Pedro, o último imperador do Brasil pt https://history.uol.com.br/hoje-na-historia/nasce-dom-pedro-ii-o-ultimo-imperador-do-brasil Politics is to me the harsh fulfilment of duty. Letter to Count Gobineau, 1973, Nasce Dom Pedro, o último imperador do Brasil pt https://history.uol.com.br/hoje-na-historia/nasce-dom-pedro-ii-o-ultimo-imperador-do-brasil About Pedro II If his power were equal to his will, slavery would vanish from the Empire with a single strike. Louis Agassiz wrote in his journal, BRAZILIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY en https://mickoymilkovich.tumblr.com/post/124747422516/brazilian-culture-and-history-dom-pedro-ii In early half a century ago a little boy was walking with his father and mother in a park of a city in Southern France. Toward them came a distinguished-looking elderly couple—Dom Pedro II and his Empress. That occasion was my first introduction to Brazil. In the years that have passed since that day—years measured by the splendid history of the Republic of Brazil—I have had the pleasure of meeting many of your statesmen and of becoming increasingly familiar with the problems which mutually affect our two Nations. Franklin D. Roosevelt; Address before a Joint Session of the National Congress and the Supreme Court of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro Online, The American Presidency Project; 27 November 1936 He loved Brazil...He used to say that he was destined for literature, for thought—he didn’t like power. He liked Brazil, however, with its past of backwardness and misery. Brazil avoids looking at this past. Lygia Fagundes Telles, conversation published in Bomb Magazine (2008). Translated from Portuguese into English by Yv Maciel. The long reign of the great Dom Pedro II put Brazil among the leading democratic nations. Americans of today know him well, for you have engraved his noble features upon a postage stamp which comes to the United States with every mail from Brazil. We recall with pleasure that he was the first monarch to visit the United States, when he came to the exposition at Philadelphia in 1876 which marked the centenary of our independence. Harry S. Truman; Remarks to the National Congress of Brazil, The American Presidency Project; 5 September 1947 External links Author:Pedro II of Brazil Category:Emperors Category:Heads of state from Brazil Category:People from Rio de Janeiro Category:Catholics from Brazil Category:1825 births Category:1891 deaths