Pombal Curbs the Inquisition in Portugal.(Brief Article)

History Today | May 1, 2001| | Copyright

May 3rd, 1751

SEBASTIAO DE Carvalho, Marques de Pombal (1699-1782), was the virtual ruler of Portugal for more than a quarter of a century during the reign of King Jose I. A ruthless moderniser, he undoubtedly learned much from his previous seven-year stint in England as Portuguese ambassador to the court of George II. When he took control in Lisbon after Jose's accession to the throne in 1750, Pombal set out to rein back the power of the landed aristocracy and build up Portuguese industry and commerce. To do this it was necessary to confront the Inquisition, the ...

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