This article strives to analyse the Portuguese extreme right in the twentieth century from a historical point of view. the initial expectations of this political movement, in the formation of the Estado novo in the 20s, were subsequently frustrated by the conservative government project leaded by Oliveira Salazar, who defended the national revolution (the extreme right main goal) only rhetorically but not in practice. the defeat of fascism emphasized the conservative and traditionalist elements of the Portuguese extreme right. During Marcelo Caetano?s government, another memory of the salazar regime was drawn, trying to face criticism stemming from the colonial war and the growing influence of the opposition leaded by young students.

El art?culo es un an?lisis hist?rico de la extrema derecha portuguesa en el siglo xx, que analiza c?mo las expectativas iniciales de este movimiento pol?tico, en la formaci?n del Estado novo en los a?os 20, se vieron posteriormente frustradas por el proyecto conservador de gobierno de Oliveira Salazar, quien defend?a la revoluci?n nacional ?nicamente en el lenguaje y no en la pr?ctica. la derrota del fascismo acentuar? el car?cter conservador y tradicionalista de la extrema derecha portuguesa y, durante el gobierno de Marcelo Caetano, se elaborar? otra memoria de la ?poca salazarista para intentar enfrentar las cr?ticas al r?gimen derivadas de la guerra colonial y la creciente influencia opositora de los j?venes estudiantes.