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Curry Cabral
José Curry da Câmara Cabral (4 May 1844 – 18 May 1920), better known simply as Curry Cabral, was a Portuguese physician, and one of the most famous medical researchers and professors in the country. An eminent clinician, he was one of the most prestigious figures in Portuguese medicine in the early 20th century, alongside Sousa Martins, Manuel Bento de Sousa, and Oliveira Feijão. Biography José Curry da Câmara Cabral was born in São Mamede, Lisbon on 4 May 1844, the son of Alberto Curry da Câmara Cabral and his wife, Mariana Adelaide Runquist Cabral. His paternal family was from Faial Island, in the Azores, and descended from Andrew Curry, a British subject who had settled in the Azores in the 18th century, establishing familial relations with influent local families, namely the Arriagas. Curry Cabral was baptized in the Parish Church of São Mamede, on 16 May 1844. Curry Cabral lived most of his life in Lisbon, where he enrolled in the city's in 1864. A brillian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Order Of Saint James Of The Sword
The Military Order of Saint James of the Sword ( pt, Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada) is a Portuguese order of chivalry. Its full name is the Ancient, Most Noble and Enlightened Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, of the Scientific, Literary and Artistic Merit (Portuguese: ''Antiga, Nobilíssima e Esclarecida Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada, do Mérito Científico, Literário e Artístico''). History The Order of Saint James was founded in the Kingdom of León ''circa'' 1170, probably as an order of Augustinian canons regular to escort pilgrims to the shrine of St. James the Greater in Santiago de Compostela. But King Ferdinand II of León soon set it to garrison the southern frontiers of León against the Almohads of al-Andalus. In 1170, Ferdinand II granted the new order the castles of Cáceres and Monfragüe, which had been confiscated from Gerald the Fearless in 1169, and would make further donations thereafter. The new Leonese order was soon operatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
