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Page 699
... Portuguese crown pursued for two centu- ries a policy of compromise that satisfied neither Jesuits nor planters . A decisive turn came in the mid - 18th centu- ry under the Marques de Pombal , the foreign minister and later prime ...
... Portuguese crown pursued for two centu- ries a policy of compromise that satisfied neither Jesuits nor planters . A decisive turn came in the mid - 18th centu- ry under the Marques de Pombal , the foreign minister and later prime ...
Page 705
... Portuguese rule was organized in Minas Gerais , but it was easily discovered and crushed . The French invasion of Portugal ( 1808 ) , followed by the flight of the Portuguese court to Rio de Janeiro , brought large changes and benefits ...
... Portuguese rule was organized in Minas Gerais , but it was easily discovered and crushed . The French invasion of Portugal ( 1808 ) , followed by the flight of the Portuguese court to Rio de Janeiro , brought large changes and benefits ...
Page 1137
... Portuguese Empire The miscel- lanies. espada ( " cloak - and - sword " ) plays of contemporary man- ners . Lope ransacked the literary past for heroic themes , chosen to illustrate aspects of the national character or of that social ...
... Portuguese Empire The miscel- lanies. espada ( " cloak - and - sword " ) plays of contemporary man- ners . Lope ransacked the literary past for heroic themes , chosen to illustrate aspects of the national character or of that social ...
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