Os fidalgos da Casa Mourisca
 Chronica da aldeia

by Júlio Dinis

"Os fidalgos da Casa Mourisca" by Júlio Dinis is a novel published posthumously in 1871. The story follows the Negrão family of Vilar dos Corvos, nobles living in Casa Mourisca after enduring devastating tragedies. Aging patriarch D. Luís and his sons Jorge and Maurício struggle to restore their family's honor and prosperity. When Jorge falls in love with Berta da Póvoa, his godfather's virtuous but common-born goddaughter, their different social classes threaten to keep them apart forever.