The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake: The Catastrophe and the Reconstruction
The 1755 earthquake, which ruined part of the city of Lisbon, shook Portugal and was felt even in other regions of Europe. The Portuguese State faced the situation of public calamity with emergency policies and with administrative and urban planning. The Lisbon earthquake raised several questions in...
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| Language: | English |
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2021-12-01
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| Series: | Storicamente |
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| Online Access: | https://storicamente.org/araujo_1755_lisbon_earthquake |
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| Summary: | The 1755 earthquake, which ruined part of the city of Lisbon, shook Portugal and was felt even in other regions of Europe. The Portuguese State faced the situation of public calamity with emergency policies and with administrative and urban planning. The Lisbon earthquake raised several questions inside the philosophical debate of Enlightenment and represented a historical landmark in the change of the perception of natural accidents. The catastrophe had shaken man's rational confidence. The alarming news caused by the sudden and devastating disaster echoed in the modern European communication network through credible information, fake news, omens and images of devastation and ruin. |
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| ISSN: | 2282-6033 |