After the 1755 earthquake, the city was rebuilt largely according to the plans of Prime Minister Sebastiãeste José de 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://heinrichq900bgk4.blogscribble.com/profile