Liberalism and irreligion in the reign of D. Miguel : the case of Jos? Faustino Gomes (Portugal, 1828-1834).

O regime contrarrevolucion?rio, instaurado com a subida de d. Miguel ao trono portugu?s (1828-1834), foi marcado por uma feroz persegui??o aos seus opositores. Acusados de ac?rrimos constitucionais e partid?rios de d. Pedro I, muitos foram presos e v?rios processados. Entre eles o cirurgi?o Jos? Faustino Gomes, pernambucano que, desde 1823, vivia em Torres Vedras, vila pr?xima a Lisboa. Preso em 1831 por mil?cias miguelistas, foi acusado de irreligioso, liberal, partid?rio de d. Pedro I e de ?ter feito a revolu??o no Brasil?. Com este artigo, pretende-se abordar a trajet?ria de Faustino, no contexto da Independ?ncia do Brasil, particularmente na prov?ncia de Pernambuco e, anos mais tarde, no reinado de d. Miguel.The counterrevolutionary regime of King D. Miguel (Portugal, 1828-1834) was marked by fierce persecution of its opponents. They were accused of defending constitutionalism and of supporting D. Pedro I of Brazil. Many of them were arrested and some were prosecuted. One of them was the Brazilian surgeon Jos? Faustino Gomes. He was born in the province of Pernambuco and lived in Torres Vedras, a village near Lisbon. He was caught in 1831 by miguelists militias under the accusation of being blasphemous, liberal and also of having taken part in a ?Revolution in Brazil?. This article addresses Faustino?s trajectory, especially in the Province of Pernambuco, in order to understand aspects of the context of Brazilian independence and of the reign of D. Miguel