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Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (3 July 1856 – 24 August 1931) was a Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist, novella and short story writer, and naval officer. He wrote several plays, and with his friend, the composer Alfredo Keil, he wrote the lyrics of the future Portuguese national anthem, A Portuguesa, which was officially adopted in 1911.
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| Born | 3 July 1856 |
| Died | 24 August 1931 (aged 75) |
| Occupation(s) | Naval officer, poet and playwright |
| Known for | Writer of the lyrics of the Portuguese national anthem |
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He married Maria Amélia Bordalo Pinheiro, daughter of famous painter Manuel Bordalo Pinheiro and wife Augusta Maria do Ó de Carvalho Prostes, and had issue, three children:
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