نبذة مختصرة : Emerging in Europe during a century considered revolutionary for science and medical achievements, and in the competitive environment of industrial, commercial, and colonial expansion, cholera pandemics were not only a public health problem but also sparked international tensions and domestic conflict in the political, social, and even professional spheres. Despite the growing interest of Portuguese researchers in the study of epidemics, there are still many primary sources that are practically unexplored and a vast range of potential ways to deepen existing knowledge. This is the case of the role played by terrestrial lazarettos during the pandemic crisis of 1884–1886, the subject of this article. Its main objective is to shed light on the circumstances that led one of the most progressive Portuguese governments of the 19th century to combat the threat of epidemics through traditional quarantine measures, which had long been strongly criticized both at home and abroad. ; Irrompendo na Europa num século considerado revolucionário do ponto de vista da ciência e das conquistas médicas, mas, também, no ambiente competitivo da expansão industrial, comercial e colonial, as pandemias de cólera foram, além de um problema de saúde pública, focos de tensão internacional e de conflitualidade doméstica, quer em termos políticos, quer sociais e até profissionais. Apesar do crescente interesse dos investigadores portugueses pelo estudo das epidemias, ainda existem muitas fontes primárias praticamente inexploradas e um vasto campo de possibilidades para aprofundar o conhecimento disponível. É o caso do papel desempenhado pelos lazaretos terrestres durante a crise de 1884-1886, assunto tratado neste texto. Tem como objetivo principal iluminar as circunstâncias que levaram um dos governos portugueses mais progressistas do século XIX a combater as ameaças epidémicas mediante medidas quarentenárias tradicionais, já há muito sob forte contestação, interna e externa.
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