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Regina Quintanilha (1893-1967) was the first Portuguese female lawyer. She associated with Salazar, whom she knew from Coimbra, but she helped her son-in-law escape the PIDE and was the antithesis of the woman envisioned by the Estado Novo regime.
In addition to Father Baldomero, Aquilino also evokes Father Francisco Pinto Ferreira, Chaplain of the Lapa Sanctuary and Director of the Lapa College, which the writer attended.
The former British prime minister was a brilliant author of texts and phrases that left their mark on world history.
An analysis of the strategic importance of Hormuz to the Portuguese Empire in the 16th century, detailing the conquest by Afonso de Albuquerque, the construction of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição fortress, the complex diplomatic relations with the Safavid dynasty, and the eventual loss of the territory to Persian and English forces in 1622, alongside the expansion of Portuguese fortifications across the region.
Manuel de Magalhães was one of 'several drivers' throughout the municipality's history, says the mayor. The former cotton mill was a benchmark for textile production in Southern Africa.
In the work 'Andam Faunos pelos Bosques', this Spanish friar of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is presented, who so moved the pilgrims during the Novena of Saint Barnabas in 1900.
On the path of the stars
The 1st Marquess of S. Iria was baptised in Paris and had Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as godparents. According to José Luís de Vasconcellos e Souza, the cloak symbolises a turning point in baptismal practices.
D. Pedro Carlos de Bourbon e Bragança, close to his uncle, Prince D. João (VI), was born in Spain, lived with the Portuguese royal family, and was a putative heir to the crown.
In this episode of “History repeats itself”, Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho and Lourenço Pereira Coutinho discuss the “Spanish” queens of Portugal, that is, the wives of Philip III of Spain (II of Portugal) and Philip IV of Spain (III of Portugal).
It was two centuries ago, on 10 March 1826, that King John VI died at the age of 58 in Lisbon. His reign was marked by several wars and the independence of Brazil. His death left nothing the same.
The Assembly of the Republic opens an exhibition on Aristides Sousa Mendes, Carlos Sampaio Garrido and Alberto Branquinho, who issued visas to refugees during the Holocaust.
