Saturday, June 30, 2012

The Portuguese monarch visits an Esnoga, 1854

From the The Morning Post, Oct. 16, 1854.


2 comments:

  1. I thought the inquisition was still formally in force as long as the monarchy still existed...?

    I wouldn't have expected the king to say that Jews in Portugal enjoyed religious freedom.

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  2. Hmm, no, if Wikipedia is to be believed, the Portuguese Inquisition was abolished in 1821.

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