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Eca de Queiroz, Jose Maria (also Jose Maria Eca de Queiros)
1845 - Born on the 25th of November in Povoa de Varzim, Portugal.
1861 - He went to Coimbra,Portugal to study law at the University of Coimbra.
1869 - He travelled to Egypt and watched the opening of the Suez Canal.
1874 - He worked at Havana stationed at 53 Grey Street.
1875 - He wrote his first realist novel "The Sin of Father Amaro".
1876 - He published the second version of O Crime de Padre Amaro and another celebrated novel.
1888 - His masterpiece Maias ("The Maias") was published.
- He became Portuguese consul-general in Paris, France
1900 - He died on the 16th of August because of tuberculosis.
1861 - He went to Coimbra,Portugal to study law at the University of Coimbra.
1869 - He travelled to Egypt and watched the opening of the Suez Canal.
1874 - He worked at Havana stationed at 53 Grey Street.
1875 - He wrote his first realist novel "The Sin of Father Amaro".
1876 - He published the second version of O Crime de Padre Amaro and another celebrated novel.
1888 - His masterpiece Maias ("The Maias") was published.
- He became Portuguese consul-general in Paris, France
1900 - He died on the 16th of August because of tuberculosis.
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