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4 unusual facts about Pombal


Henrique Neto

It was from this group that SET was born, an engineering company especialized in innovative products development and IBEROLEFF in Pombal for the production and export of components for automotive and industrial companies.

Pombal

:* Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquess of Pombal, an 18th-century Portuguese statesman, Master of the Kingdom (1750–1777)

::* Pombal, Portugal, a city/urban catchment in the municipality of Pombal

Pombal, Paraíba

And the Feast of the Rosary, which occurs in October, when the first weeks of the month, extending up to about October 12, the day of children.


High-speed rail in Portugal

The Northern Line was modernised to allow trains to run at 220 km/h between Lisbon-Alverca, Vila Franca de XiraSantarém, PombalAlfarelos and MealhadaEspinho, and to allow full use of the tilting to achieve speeds between 140–180 km/h in the remaining intermediate sections.

Igreja dos Grilos

With the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1759, by order of the Marquis of Pombal, the church was donated to the University of Coimbra until its purchase by the Discalced Friars of the Order of Saint Augustine that were there from 1780 to 1832.

Távora affair

A-dos-Ruivos — The village where the Távora family took refuge when they were being pursued by the Marquis of Pombal.


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