After the 1755 earthquake, the city was rebuilt largely according to the plans of Prime Minister Sebastião José do Carvalho e Melo, the 1st Marquis of Pombal; the lower town began to be known as the Baixa Pombalina (Pombaline central district). Instead of rebuilding the medieval town, Pombal decided https://terryl167ypf4.anchor-blog.com/profile