All Saints' Day, 1755
On 1 November 1755, All Saints' Day, Lisbon was struck by an earthquake, by fire and by a tsunami.
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Allegory of the 1755 Earthquake
João Glama Ströberle · c. 1760
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João Glama Ströberle painted this picture of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. On 1 November that year, All Saints' Day, Lisbon was struck by an earthquake, a fire and a tsunami, and the city was devastated. The disaster set off debate among thinkers across Europe, Voltaire among them.
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The disaster came in three parts, so check how many of them the picture shows. Many at the time saw the earthquake as a punishment from God, so look too for any sign of that idea.
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c. 1760
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Seen as God's punishment
Many at the time saw the earthquake as a punishment from God.