O Pastor Peregrino - Leiria, Portugal
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N 39° 44.655 W 008° 48.429
29S E 516522 N 4399389
This statue represents the main character of a Romance written by the portuguese poet Francisco Rodrigues Lobo.
Waymark Code: WMHMAG
Location: Leiria, Portugal
Date Posted: 07/23/2013
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The book was written in 1608 and its the main work on the aesthetic movement called "Bucolismo". Francisco Rodrigues Lobo was the main author and poet of the early XVII Century in Portugal.
The character Pastor Peregrino represents the author himself in the Romance.
The statue dates from 1957 and the author is Pedro Anjos Teixeira.
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