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[D. JOSÉ I / BENTO XIV]. TERRAMOTO DE 1755 — Reconstrução, Crédito e Sindicâncias. Portugal, 1756–1760. - [D. JOSÉ I / BENTO XIV] TERRAMOTO DE 1755 — Reconstrução, Crédito e Sindicâncias . 5 diplomas: 1 Letras Apostólicas (1756), 3 Decretos régios (1756–1759), 1 Ordem régia (1760); Portugal e Santa Sé, 1756–1760. A collection of five decrees documenting the legal, financial, and ecclesiastical responses to the earthquake of November 1, 1755, the greatest natural disaster in Lisbon's history. The earthquake destroyed a large part of the capital, eliminated archives and documents of all kinds, profoundly disrupted commercial and financial activity, and required urgent and multifaceted legislative action from the Crown and the Holy See itself. August 25, 1756 (Benedict XIV) — Apostolic Letters of Pope Benedict XIV concerning the rebuilding of the parishes and churches of Lisbon after the earthquake; papal authorization for the ecclesiastical measures necessary for the reconstruction of the city's religious fabric. 22 Mar – 13 Jul 1756 (D. José I) — Collection of three royal decrees to the Treasury Council for the examination of the state of the Kingdom's coffers and warehouses after the earthquake; first measures to assess the patrimonial damage to the Crown. c. 1756 (King Joseph I) — Considering the ruin of capital and credit caused by the earthquake, he consolidated good faith in commerce and determined measures to prevent fraud exploited by the general confusion; a legislative response to the post-earthquake commercial and financial crisis. June 23, 1759 (King José I) — Orders an investigation into Treasurers and Storekeepers unable to present documents due to the earthquake; Chancellor Pedro Gonçalves Cordeiro presides over the accounting proceedings. October 28, 1760 (King José I) — Orders that those interested in the land of Praça do Rocio and Terreiro do Paço present themselves for the reconstruction processes; decree included in the Pombaline reconstruction plan for downtown Lisbon. The collection brings together documents of diverse nature and origin — papal, financial, commercial, judicial, and urban planning — all converging on the response to the same catastrophe. It is a primary source of documentation for the study of the earthquake and its institutional consequences. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate