Pombal

/ (Portuguese pomˈbal) /

noun

Marquês de (mərkeʃ ˈdəː). title of Sebastiâo José de Carvalho e Mello. 1699–1782, Portuguese statesman, who dominated Portuguese government from 1750 to 1777 and instituted many administrative and economic reforms

Example sentences from the Web for pombal

On the 9th, we came up with their rear-guard on a table land near Pombal.

Random Shots From a Rifleman |John Kincaid
Pombal would soon treat his Jesuit fellow countrymen as he had treated the Indians.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell
Portugal, history of, during the administration of the Marquis of Pombal, 100.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 |Various
This is very trenchantly set forth in one of the writings of the Marquis of Pombal, given by Carnota in his memoir, pp. 75-77.

The Evolution of States |J. M. Robertson

The result of Pombal's work in Portugal was applauded by his friends in France, but his methods were condemned.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell

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