The Portuguese School of Commerce, 1759-1844: a reflection of the "Enlightenment"

Lúcia Lima Rodrigues · DELFINA ROSA DA ROCHA GOMES · Russell Craig

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This paper introduces to the English-language literature the Aula do Coméercio (School of Commerce) which was established in Lisbon in 1759. This school was a product of the Portuguese Enlightenment period and provided a model for development of similar government-sponsored schools across Europe. Our principal objective is to provide a comprehensive description of the school by outlining why it was established, how it operated, what it taught, what effects it had, and why it closed in 1844. It is important to gain an understanding of the School of Commerce because it was an important milestone in the development of commercial education in eighteenth century Europe. The School has attracted considerable notoriety, especially in the Portuguese-language literature, where it is claimed to be the world's first government-sponsored school to specialise in the teaching of commerce, including accounting.

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