The history and local memory of the city of Aveiro were constant themes throughout Marques Gomes' career, as was the importance he gave to the citizens of this city who became illustrious in their fight for freedom. He often associated Aveiro with times of progress in Portugal's history. Among these citizens that stood out, Marques Gomes highlighted José Estevão, to whom he dedicated a short biographical summary on the occasion of the first centenary of his birth ( José Estevão , 1909). It should also be noted that, during the festivities commemorating the first centenary of José Estevão's birth, he joined in the inauguration of a monument in memory of all the people of Aveiro who have died, suffered, and fought for freedom. Marques Gomes carried out a small study of these festivities. ( Aveirenses que morreram, soffreram e combateram pela Liberdade [Aveirenses who died, suffered, and fought for Freedom], 1909, pp. 29-35).

He also published a work on the centenary of the Liberal Revolution of 24 August 1820. This study began by glorifying the city of Aveiro, mentioning even that the organisation of the Sinédrio had ramifications in the city of Aveiro. And he paid tribute to Manuel Fernandes Tomás, one of the founders of the Sinédrio, along with Ferreira Borges and Silva Carvalho, and the driving force behind the 1820 Liberal Revolution. ( Centenário da Revolução de 1820 [Centenary of the 1820 Revolution], 1920, p. 1; Aveiro Berço da Liberdade. A Revolução de 16 de Maio de 1828 [Aveiro, the Cradle of Freedom. The Revolution of 16 May 1828], 1928, p. 5).

Marques Gomes' knowledge of constitutionalism and national history was also emphasised throughout his career as a writer. In this sense, one of the most important works on the constitutional history of 19th century Portugal was Lutas Caseiras– Portugal de 1834 a 1851 [Domestic Struggles– Portugal from 1834 to 1851]. In this book, the author aims to present the history of political parties in Portugal in a period with many partisan revolts until the Regeneration. Marques Gomes made his ideological reading from this range of parties: the Vintists maintained their unshakeable faith in the liberal principles of the 1820 Revolution, the moderates who became "dissidents" of the principles that presided over the liberal revolution, the absolutists who, despite remaining faithful to their ideology, accepted the transition to liberalism even though they did not agree with the new regime, and finally the ultra-royalists, who only recognised the authority of the Kingdom in Carlota Joaquina ( Lutas Caseiras , p. LXX).

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