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Which poet is honoured in the name of Portugal Day on 10 June?

  1. AAntero de Quental
  2. BLuís de CamõesCorrect answer
  3. CFernando Pessoa
  4. DAlmeida Garrett

Explanation

The full name includes Camões and the Portuguese Communities. The date is associated with the poet’s death in 1580, not the proclamation of the Republic.

Sources and citations

  1. Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas — Cidades das Comemorações

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    Page title and cities of commemorations

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  2. Luís de Camões — Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo

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    Biography — death in Lisbon on 10 June 1580

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