Lisbon, 24 June

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Letter of farewell of the Emperor of Brazil

Due to the impossibility of addressing myself to each of my genuine friends in particular to bid my farewells and to thank them at the same time for all the deference that they have shown me and moreover to request pardon to all of those that I have somehow managed to cause offence to (…) I withdraw to Europe, already missing my Homeland, my Children and all of my true friends (…) Farewell Patria, farewell friends farewell forever.

On board the British ship Warspite, 12 April 1831.

Pedro d’Alcantara de Bragança e Bourbon.

Lisbon Municipal Newspaper Library