Type Military academy Phone +351 21 318 6900 Number of students 740 | Postgraduates yes, list follows Founded 12 January 1837 Academic staff 123 | |
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Motto in English It is sweet and honorable to die for the Fatherland Established 1640 - Artillery and Drawing School
1790 - Royal Academy of Fortification, Artillhery and Drawing
1837 - School of the Army
1959 - Military Academy Commander Major-general António José Pacheco Dias Coimbra Location Lisbon and Amadora, District of Lisbon, Portugal Address R. Gomes Freire 203, 1169-203 Lisboa, Portugal Hours Open today · 7AM–9:30PMWednesday7AM–9:30PMThursday7AM–9:30PMFriday7AM–9:30PMSaturday7AM–9:30PMSunday7AM–9:30PMMonday7AM–9:30PMTuesday7AM–9:30PMSuggest an edit Motto Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori (It is sweet and honorable to die for the Fatherland) Notable alumni Humberto Delgado, Salgueiro Maia, Sidónio Pais, Fontes Pereira de Melo, José Elias Garcia Similar Academia Militar das Agulhas, Portuguese Joint Comman, Portuguese Air Force Academy, Naval School, Instituto Superior de Ciênci Profiles | ||
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The Military Academy (AM; Academia Militar in Portuguese) is a Portuguese military establishment, which has the ability to confer educational qualifications equivalent to a university. It develops activities of teaching, research and support for the communities with the purpose of training and forming officers for the Portuguese Army and the Republican National Guard.
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History
The Military Academy has this designation since 1959, but the first such establishment occurred in 1640 when the Military Higher Education was created.
Campus
Currently, the Portuguese Military Academy is located in two different barracks, a main one in Lisbon' Bemposta Palace and a detachment in Amadora.
Army graduation programs
National Republican Guard graduation programs
References
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