Ponta Delgada Public Library and Archive to incorporate Antero de Quental estate belonging to João Machado de Faria e Maya
Last Monday, the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archives proceeded with the incorporation of the Antero de Quental estate belonging to João Machado de Faria e Maya into its documentary collections.
It was donated by Jorge Corrêa de Faria e Maya de Aguiar, who expressed the will to pay tribute to the memory of João Machado de Faria e Maya, his great-grandfather, Maria Evelina Machado de Faria e Maya de Aguiar, his grandmother, and Aires de Faria e Maya de Aguiar, his uncle, former holders of the estate.
This documentary collection of significant and symbolic importance to the heritage of the Azores is composed of several books and opuscules by Antero de Quental, some autographs and 13 letters written by the poet to his friend João Machado de Faria e Maya, and two manuscript poems, among others.