In Portugal
In The Lusiads by Camões (1572), Lusus was the progenitor of the tribe of the Lusitanians and the founder of Lusitania. For the Portuguese of the 16th century it was important to look at the past previous to the Moorish domination to find the origins of the nationality.
These interpretations would strongly be propagated by the authoritarian right-wing regime of the Estado Novo during the 20th century.
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