Manuel Pombal

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor mercantilism
secularism in education
gptkbp:associatedWith reformist_policies
gptkbp:born February 13, 1699
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contributedTo economic_modernization_of_Portugal
gptkbp:died May 8, 1782
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Coimbra
gptkbp:established new educational institutions
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sebastião_José_de_Carvalho_e_Melo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Manuel Pombal
gptkbp:influenced Portuguese_education_system
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor suppression of dissent
persecution of political opponents
authoritarian methods
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Pombal,_Portugal
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:Montesquieu
gptkb:Rousseau
gptkbp:isKnownFor his_motto_'The_State_is_me'.
gptkbp:knownFor centralization of power
reforms_in_Portugal
anti-Jesuit_policies
reconstruction_of_Lisbon_after_the_1755_earthquake
gptkbp:legacy controversial_figure_in_Portuguese_history
gptkbp:nationality Portuguese
gptkbp:operates new taxation system
gptkbp:opposedBy Jesuit influence
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Lisbon,_Portugal
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Pombal,_Portugal
gptkbp:politicalParty Marquess of Pombal
gptkbp:position gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Portugal
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:D._João_da_Silva_Teles_de_Meneses
gptkbp:promoted scientific research
gptkbp:reform judicial system
military organization
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mariana_de_Pombal
gptkbp:successor gptkb:José_de_Carvalho_e_Melo
gptkbp:supported expansion of trade
gptkbp:termEnd 1777
gptkbp:termStart 1750
gptkbp:title Marquess of Pombal
gptkbp:wasPartOf economic reforms
urban planning
cultural advancements