Progressive Party (Portugal)
| Abbreviation | PP |
|---|---|
| Leader | Anselmo Braamcamp Freire |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Dissolved | 1910 |
| Headquarters | Lisbon |
| Ideology |
Constitutional Monarchy Liberalism Progressivism Republicanism (minority) |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colors | Green |
The Progressive Party (Portuguese: Partido Progressista), along with their opponent the Partido Regenerador, was a political party in Portugal during the constitutional monarchy at the end of the 19th century.
It developed from the Pact of Granja (7 September 1876), which fused groups of historians and reformers, that espoused liberal ideals, and had political opinions counter the Regenerator Party's leader (which included both left-leaning and conservative members), Fontes Pereira de Melo. Actively,
At the time, the Progressista and Regenerator parties were sociological and psychological different entities, causing factionalist divisions in society. A good example of this breach occurred in Seixal, where two philharmonic bands were established that supported the Partido Regenerador, the Timbre Seixalense, and the Sociedade Filarmónica União Seixalense (created in 1871), which supported the Partido Progressista.
The Progressistas (as they were referred) began their activities on November 17, 1876).
The first Progressive Party government assumed their functions on June 1, 1879, under the Party leader Anselmo Braamcamp Freire, and would last until March 25, 1881. During its 664 days in office, the group promoted a program of morality and liberal idealism, supported by various important figures (such as José Luciano, Cardoso Machado, Henrique de Barros Gomes, Saraiva de Carvalho, João Crisóstomo and José Joaquim de Castro (the Marquis of Sabugosa and Viscount of São Januário). In their October 19, 1879 electoral victory, new faces were added, including António Cândido (who would be responsible for defending their program Vida Nova), Emídio Navarro and Veiga Beirão would be elected. In February 1885, the former socialist and nascent republican, Oliveira Martins, joins the party, declaring himself the inheritor of Passos. Carlos Lobo d’Ávila, would later join the party after Antero Quental declares that the Fontist regime would not evolve beyond a bureaucratic and financial oligarchy. In September 1885 Luciano de Castro was elected president of the Party (on 10 December 1885), supported by Barros Gomes and Oliveira Martins, while being opposed by Emídio Navarro and Mariano de Carvalho's faction.
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