Sebastianism, one aspect of the sleeping king folk-motif, is part of the Portuguese and Brazilian mythology and culture. It means waiting for a hero that will save Portugal and lead it to the Fifth Empire, and known as Eu nacional (national Self). In Brazil the most important presence of Sebastianism happened in context of Proclamation of Republic...
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(from the article `Sebastian`) ...ruler who lost his life in a crusade against the Muslims in Morocco. After his death, many of his subjects believed that he would return to ...
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