The Vila Real de Santo António City Council delivers, on May 21st, at 18 pm, the «National Prize for Historical Essay António Rosa Mendes», in the amount of 00 thousand euros, with the aim of «continuously promoting , research and literature on history in our country».
This competition, launched as part of a tribute by the municipality of VRSA and the Algarve academy to António Rosa Mendes, deceased in 2013, aims to reward the best unpublished work in the form of historical essays, with a free theme, but limited to period of the modern age.
According to the local authority, «the prize of this national competition, of a biennial character, in the monetary value of 10 thousand euros, makes it one of the largest in the country, with the possibility of the work being published».
According to the Mayor of VRSA, Luís Gomes, «this competition honors the name and work of Rosa Mendes and makes the municipality a reference in terms of culture, historical research and the promotion of heritage».
For the purposes of awarding the prize, the jury was made up of five personalities invited by the Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António.
The panel of judges includes the following elements: Prof. Doctor Joaquim Romero de Magalhães (University of Coimbra); Prof. Doctor Esteves Pereira (New University of Lisbon); Prof. Doctor José Eduardo Horta Correia (University of Algarve); Prof. Doctor Luís Filipe Oliveira (University of Algarve); and Arch. José Carlos Barros (Municipal Assembly of Vila Real de Santo António).
To honor António Rosa Mendes, the VRSA municipality will also publish two literary works on the life and work of António Rosa Mendes: a first called «Subsidies for the Monograph of António Rosa Mendes» and a second called «Biography of António Rosa Mendes» .
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