title: 1897 in Portugal
text: # 1897 in Portugal
  
  Events in the year 1897 in Portugal.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Carlos I
  * President of the Council of Ministers: Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro (until 7 February), José Luciano de Castro (from 7 February)
  
  ## Events
  
  * 2 May - Legislative election
  
  ## Births
  
  * 2 February - Fernando Jesus, footballer
  * 17 June - António Fragoso, composer, pianist (died 1918)
  * Tony D'Algy, actor (died 1977)
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 14 September - José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, explorer, naturalist (born 1832)
  