Os Eucaliptos e as Aves da Quinta de São Francisco
Os Eucaliptos e as Aves da Quinta de São Francisco
Os Eucaliptos e as Aves da Quinta de São Francisco
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O homem<br />
The man<br />
Jaime <strong>de</strong> Magalhães Lima no seu escritório.<br />
Ver<strong>da</strong><strong>de</strong>iro santuário para o intelectual aveirense<br />
Jaime <strong>de</strong> Magalhães Lima in his office.<br />
A real sanctuary for the intellectual from Aveiro.<br />
I<strong>de</strong>alista, liberal, anti-racista, religioso,<br />
empreen<strong>de</strong>dor. <strong>São</strong> estes alguns dos adjectivos<br />
atribuídos a Jaime <strong>de</strong> Magalhães Lima,<br />
intelectual aveirense que em 1896 recebeu a<br />
<strong>Quinta</strong> do Vale do Soão como herança paterna.<br />
Rebaptizou-a como <strong>Quinta</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>São</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong> e,<br />
fazendo <strong>de</strong>la o seu refúgio na parte final <strong>da</strong> sua<br />
vi<strong>da</strong>, ali plantou um notável arboreto <strong>de</strong><br />
eucaliptos — hoje centenários — e produziu<br />
muita <strong>da</strong> sua obra literária. A guiá-lo teve a<br />
religião, o amor à natureza e a curiosi<strong>da</strong><strong>de</strong><br />
científica.<br />
O homem que tinha como mentores <strong>São</strong><br />
<strong>Francisco</strong> <strong>de</strong> Assis, Leão Tolstoi, John Ruskin<br />
Alexandre Herculano, Oliveira Martins e Antero<br />
<strong>de</strong> Quental, era por natureza <strong>da</strong>do à reflexão<br />
e ao isolamento. M<strong>as</strong> ao longo <strong>da</strong> sua vi<strong>da</strong>,<br />
a curiosi<strong>da</strong><strong>de</strong> intelectual e o sentimento <strong>de</strong><br />
serviço ao outro obrigaram-no a um percurso<br />
em constante movimento que o levou ao cargo<br />
<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong>putado regenerador por Aveiro, presi<strong>de</strong>nte<br />
<strong>da</strong> Câmara <strong>de</strong> Aveiro, provedor <strong>da</strong> Santa C<strong>as</strong>a<br />
<strong>da</strong> Misericórdia e presi<strong>de</strong>nte honorário<br />
<strong>da</strong> Socie<strong>da</strong><strong>de</strong> Vegetariana <strong>de</strong> Portugal.<br />
Jaime <strong>de</strong> Magalhães Lima n<strong>as</strong>ceu em Aveiro<br />
a 15 <strong>de</strong> Outubro <strong>de</strong> 1859, filho do português<br />
Seb<strong>as</strong>tião <strong>de</strong> Carvalho Lima e <strong>da</strong> br<strong>as</strong>ileira<br />
An i<strong>de</strong>alist, liberal, anti-racist, religious and<br />
entrepreneurial individual. These are some of the<br />
adjectives that <strong>de</strong>scribe Jaime <strong>de</strong> Magalhães<br />
Lima, an intellectual from Aveiro, who inherited<br />
<strong>Quinta</strong> do Vale do Soão from his father, in 1896.<br />
He re-named it <strong>Quinta</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>São</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong> and,<br />
using it <strong>as</strong> his refuge in the final <strong>da</strong>ys of his life, he<br />
planted a remarkable eucalyptus arboretum, with<br />
some specimens now a century old. This w<strong>as</strong> also<br />
where Jaime <strong>de</strong> Magalhães Lima produced much<br />
of his literary work. Guiding him throughout life<br />
w<strong>as</strong> religion, his love for nature and his scientific<br />
curiosity.<br />
This man, whose mentors were Saint Francis of<br />
Assisi, Leo Tolstoy, John Ruskin, Alexandre<br />
Herculano, Oliveira Martins and Antero <strong>de</strong><br />
Quental, w<strong>as</strong> by nature given to reflection and<br />
isolation. However, during his lifetime, his<br />
intellectual curiosity and <strong>de</strong>sire to help others,<br />
forced him to follow quite an active path, ending<br />
up <strong>as</strong> Regeneration representative for Aveiro,<br />
Mayor of Aveiro, purveyor of Santa C<strong>as</strong>a <strong>da</strong><br />
Misericórdia (charitable institution) and honorary<br />
presi<strong>de</strong>nt of the Vegetarian Society of Portugal.<br />
Jaime <strong>de</strong> Magalhães Lima w<strong>as</strong> born in Aveiro on<br />
15 th October 1859, son of the Portuguese,<br />
Seb<strong>as</strong>tião <strong>de</strong> Carvalho Lima and of the Brazilian,