D. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras, known as the Marquis of Pombal, was a Portuguese statesman and diplomat. During the reign of King Joseph I from 175
The Marquis and his brothers, one the Grand Inquisitor and the other Governor-General of Grão-Pará.
1761 decree that prohibited the transport of black slaves from ports in America, Africa and Asia to Portugal.
Portrait of the 1st Marquis of Pombal
The Tavoras executions