After this event, the reigning monarch took to living in a tent city in the Ajuda Hills.
After this event, the reigning monarch took to living in a tent city in the Ajuda Hills. In the wake of this event, Gabriel Malagrida got into a dispute with the Marquis of Pombal, who issued the command, "bury the dead and take care of the living." Court rivalries exploded into mass-executions in the Tavora Affair in the aftermath of this event. "Deluded philosophers who cry, 'All is (*) well'" were attacked in a poem about this event, which took place on All Saints' Day and imparted a permanent phobia of masonry to King Joseph I of Braganza. Men raced on horseback to escape the swelling Tagus River during this event, which had a major influence on Voltaire. For 10 points, name this 1755 natural disaster that destroyed much of the capital of Portugal.
After this event, the reigning monarch took to living in a tent city in the Ajuda Hills.
1755 Lisbon Earthquake