Military Academy (Portugal) Explained

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.

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's Bemposta Palace and a detachment in Amadora.

Academics

Army graduation programs

National Republican Guard graduation programs

See also

External links