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SOTTO MAYOR (Miguel). O MARQUEZ de Pombal. Porto. 1905. - SOTTO MAYOR (Miguel) O MARQUEZ de Pombal . Exame e história crítica da sua administração. Porto: Livraria Editora Victorino da Motta & Commandita, 1905. XXX, 622 pp.; 210 mm. A critical examination of the administration of the Marquis of Pombal, written from a legitimist and Miguelist perspective, contrasting with the prevailing liberal historiography which, especially since the Pombaline centenary commemorations of 1882, has tended to present a hagiographical view of the statesman. The author reviews, with a spirit of protest, the administrative, educational, and religious reforms of the Pombaline era, including the expulsion of the Jesuits, the reform of the University of Coimbra, and the actions against the Holy Office, questioning the methods and legacy of the minister of King José I from a perspective sympathetic to the Church and the traditional institutions he affected. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate