|
A-dos-Ruivos
A-dos-Ruivos is a village located in near Carvalhal (Bombarral), Carvalhal, at Bombarral, Portugal. It has a population of 196 inhabitants. This Portuguese village was portrayed by the writer Júlio César Machado in his book "Serões na Aldeia". He owned a house there. The village has a Bust (sculpture), bust of the writer on display in front of the village's church. The Távora affair, Távora family took refuge there, in the 18th century, when they were being persecuted by the Sebastião de Melo, Marquis of Pombal, Marquess of Pombal. Populated places in Leiria District {{Leiria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Távora Affair
The Távoras affair () was a political scandal of the 18th century Portugal, Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted assassination of King Joseph I of Portugal in 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire Távora family, their closest relatives and some servants in 1759. Some historians interpret the incident as an attempt by prime minister Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo (later Marquis of Pombal) to curb the growing powers of the old aristocratic families. Even today, historians doubt whether the Távoras were actually involved in the plot or whether they were the victims of a coup set up by the Prime Minister. Queen Maria I of Portugal, Maria I, after removing Pombal, rehabilitated the name of the Távora family in 1781, following a review of the trial. Prelude In the aftermath of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, Lisbon earthquake on 1 November 1755, which destroyed the royal palace, King Josep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carvalhal (Bombarral)
Carvalhal may refer to: * Carvalhal (Abrantes), a civil parish in the municipality of Abrantes * Carvalhal (Barcelos), a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos * Carvalhal (Mêda), a civil parish in the municipality of Mêda * Carvalhal (Grândola), a civil parish in the municipality of Grândola * Carvalhal (grape), another name for the Portuguese wine grape Azal Branco * Carlos Carvalhal (born 1965), Portuguese football coach {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombarral
Bombarral () is a portuguese municipality in the Oeste region, historical province of Estremadura, and the Leiria district. The population in 2011 was 13,193, in an area of . It includes four civil parishes () that provide local services. History It is known that the area of Bombarral was occupied during the geological period, and there exist vestiges of human settlement throughout the municipality, including pre-historic remnants in ''Gruta Nova'', ''Lapa do Suão'' and the Neolithic fortifications of ''Columbeira'' and the ''Castro de São Mamede''. Most documented references to Bombarral begin in the 14th century, when the area was under the dominion of the Monastery of Alcobaça. With the creation of Portugal, King Afonso Henriques donated the lands to Cistercian monks, around 1153. Before, the Battle of Aljubarrota King John of Portugal stayed in Bombarral with his Knight, Luís Henriques, in the strong-house that would later be converted into the municipality's council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Júlio César Machado
Júlio is a Portuguese masculine given name. The equivalent in Spanish is Julio. The diminutive form is Julinho, as in Júlio César Teixeira known as Julinho, a Brazilian footballer. Notable people with the given name include: *Júlio Afrânio Peixoto (18761947), Brazilian physician, writer, politician, historian, university president and eugenicist *Júlio Almeida (born 1969), Brazilian sport shooter *Júlio Alves (born 1991), Portuguese footballer *Júlio Alves (born 1994), Brazilian footballer *Júlio Andrade (born 1976), Brazilian actor and director See also *Julio (other) *Julio (surname) Julio is a Spanish male surname or family name. It can also be a first name/given name. See Julio (given name) Julio is a Spanish male given name. It can also be a family name or surname. See Julio (surname). The equivalent in Portuguese is the a ... {{given name Portuguese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bust (sculpture)
A bust is a Sculpture, sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, human body, depicting a person, person's Human head, head and neck, and a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. The bust is generally a portrait intended to record the appearance of an individual, but may sometimes represent a type. They may be of any List of art media, medium used for sculpture, such as marble, bronze, terracotta, plaster, wax or wood. As a format that allows the most distinctive characteristics of an individual to be depicted with much less work, and therefore expense, and occupying far less space than a full-length statue, the bust has been since ancient times a popular style of life-size portrait sculpture. A sculpture that only includes the head, perhaps with the neck, is more strictly called a "head", but this distinction is not always observed. Display often involves an integral or separate display stand. The A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastião De Melo, Marquis Of Pombal
Sebastião is Portuguese for ''Sebastian''. This name may refer to: People * Sebastião (given name) Places * Sebastião Barros, a town in the state of Piauí, Brazil * Sebastião Laranjeiras, a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil * Sebastião Leal Sebastião Leal is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies ..., a town in the state of Piauí, Brazil Other * São Sebastião, Portuguese for Saint Sebastian {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
