Military Academy | |
Native Name: | Academia Militar |
Motto: | Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori |
Mottoeng: | 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 |
Type: | Military academy |
Faculty: | 123 |
Head Label: | Commander |
Head: | Major-general António José Pacheco Dias Coimbra |
Students: | 740 |
Postgrad: | yes, list follows |
City: | Lisbon and Amadora |
State: | District of Lisbon |
Country: | Portugal |
Campus: | Palace of Bemposta |
Website: | Military Academy |
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.
The Military Academy has this designation since 1959, but the first such establishment occurred in 1640 when the Military Higher Education was created.
Currently, the Portuguese Military Academy is located in two different barracks, a main one in Lisbon's Bemposta Palace and a detachment in Amadora.