Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
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Manuel Pinto da Fonseca was a Portuguese nobleman, the 68th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John, from 1741 until his death.
Portrait by Pierre Bernard (1704-1777)
Pinto as 67th Grand Master in Cronologia dei gran maestri dello spedale della sacra religione militare di S. Gio. Gerosolimitano e dall' Ordine del Santo Sepolcro oggi detti di Malta (1776?)
Part of the façade of Auberge de Castille (1741–45), showing Pinto's bust and coat of arms
30 tarì coin minted in 1757
University of Malta
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The University of Malta is a public research university in the towns of Msida and Valletta, Malta. It serves as the flagship and national university of the Republic of Malta.
Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
…from its property on the island with the aim of establishing a Pubblica Università di Studi Generali. The decree constituting the university, now the University of Malta was signed by Pinto on 22 November 1769, having been authorised to do so by the Papal brief, Sedula Romani Pontificis, received on 20 October 1769. By…
Gateway Building
The Old University Building in Valletta
University of Malta campus
University of Malta library.