Academia de Marinha
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The Academia de Marinha is the cultural agency of the Portuguese Navy
under the Chief of Naval Staff. Its purpose is to promote and to publish artistic, literary, historical, and scientific studies relating to the sea and maritime activities. Its offices are located in Lisbon at the Naval Headquarters, Rua do Arsenal.
and Vice Admiral Teixeira da Mota. In the following year, it was renamed the Center for Naval Studies (Centro de Estudos de Marinha). In December 1978, its role was widened into a broader cultural agency and renamed the Academia de Marinha (Portaria nº 769).
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Por mares nunca de outro lemho arados
The first three categories must be Portuguese citizens or citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries, while the last is reserved for foreign members.
Each category of membership is made up of two classes:
Portuguese Navy
The Portuguese Navy is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the military defence of Portugal....
under the Chief of Naval Staff. Its purpose is to promote and to publish artistic, literary, historical, and scientific studies relating to the sea and maritime activities. Its offices are located in Lisbon at the Naval Headquarters, Rua do Arsenal.
History
This agency of the Portuguese Navy developed from the Maritime History Studies group (Grupo de Estudos de História Marítima), established in 1969 by Vice Admiral Sarmento RodriguesSarmento Rodrigues
Manuel Maria Sarmento Rodrigues was a naval officer, colonist and professor. He was born in 1899 in Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Portugal. He attended a secondary school in Bragança and attended the University of Coimbra...
and Vice Admiral Teixeira da Mota. In the following year, it was renamed the Center for Naval Studies (Centro de Estudos de Marinha). In December 1978, its role was widened into a broader cultural agency and renamed the Academia de Marinha (Portaria nº 769).
Motto
The motto of the Academia de Marinha is a verse from Os LusíadasOs Lusíadas
Os Lusíadas , usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões ....
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Por mares nunca de outro lemho arados
Membership
Members of the Academy are admitted to one of four categories:- Emeritus members
- Active members
- Corresponding members
- Associate members
The first three categories must be Portuguese citizens or citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries, while the last is reserved for foreign members.
Each category of membership is made up of two classes:
- Class of Maritime History
- Class of Arts, Letters, and Sciences