1531 Lisbon earthquake
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The 1531 Lisbon earthquake occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on the morning of 26 January 1531, between 4 and 5 o'clock. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami resulted in approximately 30,000 deaths
A depiction of the 1531 Lisbon earthquake in the Augsburg Book of Miracles, c. 1550s
Gil Vicente
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Gil Vicente, called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plaut
1531 Lisbon earthquake
…Santarém, that the disaster was divine punishment (Latin: Ira Dei lit. 'Wrath of God') and that the Jewish community was to blame. Poet and playwright Gil Vicente, who was present in that city during the quake, reportedly personally defused the situation while scolding the friars for their fear-mongering in a…
Statue atop the pediment of D. Maria II National Theatre
Guimarães, one of the places where it is claimed the dramatist was born
Lisbon: Jerónimos Monastery
Auto de Mofina Mendes.