" Mozambique " first described a small coral island at the mouth of Mossuril Bay, then the fort and town on that island, São Sebastião de Moçambique, and later extended to the whole of the Portuguese colonies on the east coast of Africa.

* 1699 – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquess of Pombal, Portuguese statesman, Prime Minister of Portugal ( d. 1782 )

* Sebastião de Melo, Marquis of Pombal

* Sebastião de Melo, Prime Minister of Portugal

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal, Count of Oeiras.

In 1738, Sebastião de Melo, the talented son of a Lisbon squire, began a diplomatic career as the Portuguese Ambassador in London and later in Vienna.

By 1755, Sebastião de Melo was made Prime Minister.

But Sebastião de Melo's greatest reforms were economic and financial, with the creation of several companies and guilds to regulate every commercial activity.

Sebastião de Melo also made an important contribution to the study of seismology by designing an inquiry that was sent to every parish in the country.

Following the earthquake, Joseph I gave his Prime Minister even more power, and Sebastião de Melo became a powerful, progressive dictator.

Sebastião de Melo showed no mercy and prosecuted every person involved, even women and children.

* April 9-Pedro Correia Garção is arrested and committed to prison by Sebastião de Melo, Marquis of Pombal.

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He succeeded to the Portuguese throne in 1750, when he was 36 years old, and almost immediately placed effective power in the hands of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, better known today as the Marquis of Pombal.

Others rulers like Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the prime minister of Joseph I of Portugal, used the enlightenment not only to achieve reforms but also to enhance autocracy, crush opposition, suppress criticism, further colonial economic exploitation, and consolidate personal control and profit.

The church has two associated chapels: Capela de São Sebastião and Capela do Espírito Santo.

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Some historians interpret the whole affair as an attempt by the prime minister Sebastião de Melo ( later Marquis of Pombal ) to limit the growing powers of the old aristocratic families.

The king lived surrounded by his staff, led by the prime minister, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, and was attended by his peers, the Portuguese high nobility.

Clashes between them were frequent and tolerated by the king, who trusted Sebastião de Melo for his competent leadership after the earthquake.

They were also among the bitterest enemies of Sebastião de Melo.

Sebastião de Melo took control of the situation.

Sebastião de Melo was made Count of Oeiras for his competent handling of the affair, and later, in 1770, was promoted to Marquis of Pombal, the name by which he is known today.

On the other hand, some refer to a convenient coincidence: with the conviction of the Távoras and the Jesuits, all enemies of Sebastião de Melo disappeared and the nobility were tamed.

Like the king, the prime minister Sebastião de Melo ( the Marquis of Pombal ) survived the earthquake.

The prime minister was the favorite of the king, but the aristocracy despised him as an upstart son of a country squire ( although Prime Minister Sebastião de Melo is known today as Marquis of Pombal, the title was only granted in 1770, fifteen years after the earthquake ).

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Count of Oeiras, 1st Marquis of Pombal ( Marquês de Pombal, ; 13 May 1699 – 8 May 1782 ) was an 18th century Portuguese statesman.

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo () was born in Lisbon, the son of Manuel de Carvalho e Ataíde, a country squire with properties in the Leiria region, and of his wife Teresa Luísa de Mendonça e Melo.

In the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Brazil was coached by Sebastião Lazaroni, who was hardly known before the Cup.

The Paraná Clube anthem was written by João Arnaldo and Sebastião Lima.

* A dedication-( to D. Sebastião ), followed by narration ( the epic itself )

This decision was taken by the bishop of Cochin, f Dom Sebastião de S. Pedro.

The island was named São Sebastião Island by Americo Vespuccio, on January 20, 1502.

The Arriaga family included six children, of these the following siblings: Maria Cristina, the oldest ( a poet, referred by Vitorino Nemésio in his obra-prima Mau Tempo no Canal ); José de Arriaga, a historian ( known for História da Revolução Portuguesa de 1820, published in 1889 and Os Últimos 60 anos da Monarquia, published in 1911 ); Sebastião Arriaga Brum da Silveira Júnior, agricultural engineer ( after studying abroad, he worked on land recuperation projects in the Alentejo ); and Manuel, the fourth in line of succession ( who decided early on to concentrate on politics ).

He obtained the support of a protector, Cardinal Dom Sebastião da Silveira Cintra, who granted permission for him to keep a private chapel, as well as faculties to preside over marriage, celebrate Masses, and administer the sacrament of Confirmation in parishes where he was invited by the respective priests.

The character of D. Sebastião returned to people's imagination: he would come back to defend the divine right of the Brazilian Monarchy, who were directly descended from the Portuguese monarchs, to rule in Brazil and defend Catholicism, which had been removed from government by the Republic.

Then the population of the area risen against the Hermes da Fonseca presidence, and, for some of the same reasons that were in Canudos, the war became a " guerra santa " ( jihad, Religious war ) and got a lot of messianic symbols, like the flag of the movement, inspired by Knights Templar, or the miracles done by José Maria de Santo Agostinho, and also the presence of D. Sebastião.

Even though the Azores were not much damaged by the huge temblor, the tremendous destruction at Lisbon resulted in a sweeping reconstruction program, directed by the prime minister, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal, who, rather than rebuilding the Lisbon that existed prior to the earthquake, rebuilt central Lisbon in a cleaner, more rectilinear, fashion.

The earthquake was known for damaging the Church of Santa Bárbara in Manadas, specifically ( in 1770 is was declared a National Monument by royal decree of King D. Sebastião, since it was constructed in 1485 ).

Câmara Municipal of Marília, São Paulo, Brasil-photo by Sebastião Carvalho Leme

The Leme panoramic camera was invented by Sebastião Carvalho Leme ( 1918-2007 ), a photographer living in Marília, São Paulo, Brasil.

The discovery of a marble slab with inscriptions by Drummond and local inhabitants in 1780 imply that the parochial church of São Sebastião was established in 1480.