Casa de Marquês de Pombal - Lisboa, Portugal
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N 38° 42.785 W 009° 08.858
29S E 487164 N 4284947
On May 13, 1699, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo was born in a palace that still exists today in Rua do Século.
Waymark Code: WMV9DN
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 03/18/2017
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There is a plaque in the façade that reads:
Nesta casa nasceu aos 13 de Maio de 1699
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo
Marquez de Pombal
A quem a cidade de Lisboa deveu a sua
reedificação depois do terremoto de 1755,
consagrando por este facto a sua memória.
A Vereação de 1923
Which can be translated to:
In this house was born on May 13, 1699
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo
Marquis of Pombal
To whom the city of Lisbon owned it's
reconstruction after the earthquake of 1755,
consecrating this memory.
The city council 1923
Marquês de Pombal
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, 1st Count of Oeiras (13 May 1699 – 8 May 1782) was an 18th-century Portuguese statesman. He was Secretary of the State of Internal Affairs of the Kingdom (the equivalent of a Prime Minister today) in the government of Joseph I of Portugal from 1750 to 1777. Undoubtedly the most prominent minister in the government, he is considered to have been its de facto head. Pombal is notable for his swift and competent leadership in the aftermath of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. He implemented sweeping economic policies in Portugal to regulate commercial activity and standardize quality throughout the country, and was instrumental in weakening the grip of the Inquisition. The term Pombaline is used to describe not only his tenure, but also the architectural style adopted in Lisbon after the great earthquake.»
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