Early Modern Lisbon

Belém National Palace

Belém, Belém, Early Modern Lisbon, Lisbon / The Olisipographer

Belém National Palace The first house built in this place is from 1559. D. Manuel, a Portuguese nobleman, bought the land from the Jerome’s friars and built here the Quinta do Outeiro das Vinhas. The farm remained in the family until 1726, when it was purchased by King João V. With Brazil’s gold flowing abudantly […]

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Jerónimos Monastery

Belém, Belém, Early Modern Lisbon, Lisbon / The Olisipographer

Jerónimos Monastery At the end of the 15th century, Belém was around an hour and half from Lisbon. In the old times, there were no cars or tarred roads. People moved on foot, in carts and on Roman roads. Belém had only a small fishing village. Perhaps due to its geographical location, as it is

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