Zea Portugal The term afrancesado in Portugal is connected with liberal politicians who organized the Revolution of Porto, begun on August 25, 1820. Demanding the rule of law as opposed to William Carr Beresford's arbitrary regime, they called for the return of King John VI - who had preferred to remain in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), where he had transferred the Portuguese Court during the French invasion. French influence, already present during the War of the Oranges, had familiarized the afrancesado elite with principles such as the separation of powers and parliamentarianism, which they demanded to have enforced in Portugal. References Miguel Artola, Los afrancesados, Madrid, 1989 Juan Arzadun, Fernando VII y su tiempo, Madrid, 1942 Juan López Tabar, Los Famosos Traidores. Los afrancesados durante la crisis del Antiguo Régimen (1808-1833), Madrid, 2002 Spanish expatriates in France Groups of the French Revolution First French Empire Forced migration Liberalism in Portugal Napoleonic Wars Age of Enlightenment 19th century in Portugal Portuguese expatriates in France