«Las quinas de Portugal» de Tirso de Molina y la censura salazarista
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Lourenço, António Apolinário
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Journal article
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Spanish; Castilian
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text (article)
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2015
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Hipogrifo: Revista de Literatura y Cultura del Siglo de Oro ISSN 2328-1308 Vol. 3, Nº. 2, 2015, pags. 33-47
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In March 1968, Portuguese censors stopped the broadcast on public television -which was the only television network at the time- of Tirso de Molina's comedy Las quinas de Portugal. This play stages the most important creation myth for the Portuguese nation: on the eve of the battle of Ourique, a crucified Christ appeared and offered Count Afonso Henriques his five holy wounds as a symbol for the Portuguese coat of arms. In this article, I intend to understand the ethical and political reasoning of the censors who read this play, written by one of the most important playwrights of the Spanish Golden Age