How did the AD 1755 tsunami impact on sand barriers across the southern coast of Portugal?

Tsunamis are highly energetic events that may destructively impact the coast. Resolving the degree of coastal resilience to tsunamis is extremely difficult and sometimes impossible. In part, our understanding is constrained by the limited number of contemporaneous examples and by the high dynamism of coastal systems. In fact, longterm changes of coastal systems can mask the evidence of past tsunamis, leaving us a short or incomplete sedimentary archive. Here, we present a multidisciplinary approach involving sedimentological, geomorphological and geophysical analyses and numerical modelling of the AD 1755 tsunami flood on a coastal segment located within the southern coast of Portugal. In particular, the work focuses on deciphering the impact of the tsunami waves over a coastal sand barrier enclosing two lowlands largely inundated by the tsunami flood. Erosional features documented by geophysical data were assigned to the AD 1755 eventwith support of sedimentological and age estimation results. Furthermore, these features allowed the calibration of the simulation settings to reconstruct the local conditions and establish the run-up range of the AD 1755 tsunami when it hit this coast (6– 8 m above mean sea level). Our work highlights the usefulness of erosional imprints preserved in the sediment record to interpret the impact of the extreme events on sand barriers

Lithosphere Thickness, Heat Flow and Moho Depth in the South of Portugal

Abstract In the last years, several models have been presented trying to obtain lithosphere and Moho thickness in the Iberian Peninsula, using data related to geoid elevation and topography, gravity, seismicity and thermal analysis. The results obtained show a decrease in the thickness of the crust and the lithosphere in the SW part of the Iberian Peninsula. Density anomalies in the crust are also referred. Data obtained in the region was collected and deviations from average values used were detected. In this work, models were made taking into account the specific characteristics of the region. Heat flow, thermal conductivity, heat production, topography, gravity, seismic and geological data available for the region, were used to adjust the model. The results show that this region is different from other parts of the Iberian Peninsula and a special attention must be given to it. This work shows the importance of trying to know and understand the thermal structure of the region.

Judeus, cristãos e muçulmanos no Portugal Medieval

Judeus e muçulmanos vivem e movem-se numa sociedade que se define como uma “respublica christiana”. O direito canónico e a sua influência nas leis gerais dos reinos europeus implica, necessariamente, a construção de uma identidade cristã que se define em oposição ao “outro”, sobretudo o judeu, mas também o muçulmano. Neste sentido, a superioridade cristã, basilar no pensamento da Igreja, afeta a legislação régia portuguesa (como a demais europeia), criando progressivamente normas de segregação, tanto a nível de vestuário como de restrição espacial das minorias. O discurso da Igreja e o conceito de “infiel”, conflui, de resto, com os interesses das oligarquias concelhias, no seu programa político de hierarquização social e económica. Não obstante, os contextos vivenciais específicos de cada comunidade subvertem, bastas vezes, as normativas , numa necessária complementaridade dos membros das três religiões.

Os dinheiros da Inquisição portuguesa: o exemplo dos tribunais de Évora e Lisboa (1701-1755)

A partir dos relatórios de contas, elaborados anualmente por cada Mesa da Inquisição no ato de prestar contas ao Conselho Geral do Santo Ofício, pretende-se esboçar, com este trabalho, uma análise comparativa da estrutura das receitas dos tribunais de Évora e de Lisboa. Será alvo de estudo a composição das receitas inquisitoriais afetas aos tribunais, na primeira metade do século XVIII, dando ênfase a uma questão central: em que medida o confisco de bens aos sentenciados pela Inquisição contribuía para a subsistência financeira do Santo Ofício? A historiografia tem sugerido que a Inquisição contribuía com réditos financeiros para o equilíbrio das contas públicas e ao mesmo tempo autofinanciava-se a partir daqui. Há casos pontuais em que a primeira situação se verificou, sendo que o enfoque central deste trabalho não reside aqui. Não se sabe, contudo, em que medida o confisco era importante para a vida saudável dos cofres inquisitoriais. Importará, assim, analisar a composição global das rendas afetas aos tribunais,com o objetivo de compreender qual o peso do fisco.

Subjective Aspects of People with Chronic Ulcers: a Qualitative Study in Brazil and Portugal

Introduction: The experience built in the process of living with chronic ulcer is marked by changes such as the inability to work, to relate socially and causes the need to adapt to a routine care. Understanding this network of meanings is important to develop techniques of individual or collective care. Objective: To understand impregnated subjectivities in the everyday experiences of Brazilian and Portuguese patients with chronic ulcers, in the light of the Oral History of life. Method: Comparative study with a qualitative approach, using Oral History as method and technique. The network of collaborators, formed by males and females, aged 39-82 years, was structured into two groups, one consisting of 06 people in Natal/RN, Brazil and another composed of 10 people in Évora/Portugal. In both groups, the narratives were collected through open questions, which were recorded, transcribed and analyzed by the technique of thematic content analysis. Results: Through the analysis, three themes were revealed: Social repercussion in Brazil and in Portugal; Trajectory of theinjured person; and Coping mechanisms. Conclusion: Changes were observed in social life, leading contributors to isolation, in addition to confronting the stigma experienced. There were also identified points as the reinterpretation of chronic wound carrier about their disease and coping strategies of their chroniccondition.