Lisbon
The capital and largest city of Portugal, situated at the mouth of the Tagus River and rebuilt after the great earthquake of 1755.
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake struck on All Saints' Day, a Catholic feast. Every cathedral collapsed, yet the red-light district survived unscathed. Devout believers died while the "sinful" survived—undermining "divine judgment" and marking a turning point for the Enlightenment.
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