# Alberto Iria

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**Alberto Iria** (1909 in [Olhão](/source/Olh%C3%A3o), [Algarve](/source/Algarve), [Portugal](/source/Portugal) – 1992 in [Paço de Arcos](/source/Pa%C3%A7o_de_Arcos) near [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon), Portugal) was a [Portuguese](/source/Portugal) [historian](/source/Historian).

After school in [Faro](/source/Faro,_Portugal) he studied history, philosophy, literature and library sciences at [University of Lisbon](/source/University_of_Lisbon) and at [University of Coimbra](/source/University_of_Coimbra) and finished his studies in 1936 with a thesis about the history of the French Invasion by General [Andoche Junot](/source/Andoche_Junot) in Algarve in 1808. Thereafter he did work in the archives of the Ministry of Finance and in the [National Library](/source/Biblioteca_Nacional_de_Portugal). A native of Algarve, he became a specialist for the history of his home region.

From 1946 to 1975 he headed the Colonial Archives ([Historical Overseas Archives](/source/Arquivo_Hist%C3%B3rico_Ultramarino)), together with the Ministry of Finance he organized some anniversary exhibitions and festivals. Finally he became a member of [Lisbon Academy of Sciences](/source/Lisbon_Academy_of_Sciences) and in 1984 also vice-president of The National Academy of History.

Iria was "commander" of the [Order of the Southern Cross](/source/Order_of_the_Southern_Cross).

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