Manuel de Faria e Sousa

Manuel de Faria e Sousa (European Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛl dɨ fɐˈɾi.ɐ i ˈsozɐ]; Spanish: Manuel de Faría y Sosa; 18 March 1590 – 3 June 1649) was a Portuguese historian and poet who frequently wrote in Spanish.

[1] Born into a Portuguese noble family, Faria e Sousa studied in Braga before serving the Bishop of Porto.

Aside from his time with the Portuguese embassy in Rome from 1631 to 1634, he spent most of his later life in Madrid, where he died in June 1649.

His commentary on Os Lusíadas and the poetry of Luís de Camões[3] led to his temporary imprisonment and the loss of his salary by the Inquisition.

He also wrote Imperio de China i cultura evangélica (Madrid, 1642) and completed the Nobiliário of the Count of Barcelos.