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1. LISBON EARTHQUAKE
- In groups of four people make a poster telling what happened in Lisbon in 1755
- Have a look at the different links in order to do your project:
First of all:
Lisbon earthquake 1755
Portuguese History
Lisbon earthquake
The great Lisbon earthquake and tsunami
The Lisbon earthquake and its impact
Historical depictions of the earthquake
Social and philosophical implications
You must include:
- when the earthquake took place
- where most people were when it occurred
- how many people died
- where the quake was located and where it was felt
- the tsunami and the fires that came after the earthquake
- what kind of damages they caused
- how long everything lasted
- philosophers and writers of the European enlightenment who were influenced by the devastation of the earthquake
- Role played by the Marquis of Pombal
- Choose two images and describe them:
- Powerpoint with pictures and sounds
Lisbon earthquake
"...The house I was in shook with such violence, that the upper stories immediately fell; and though my apartment (which was the first floor) did not then share the same fate, yet everything was thrown out of its place in such a manner that it was with no small difficulty I kept my feet, and expected nothing less than to be soon crushed to death, as the walls continued rocking to and fro in the frightfulest manner, opening in several places; large stones falling down on every side from the cracks, and the ends of most of the rafters starting out from the roof. To add to this terrifying scene, the sky in a moment became so gloomy that I could now distinguish no particular object...
You may judge of the force of this shock, when I inform you it was so violent that I could scarce keep on my knees; but it was attended with some circumstances still more dreadful than the former. On a sudden I heard a general outcry,"The sea is coming in, we shall be all lost"; ... In an instant there appeared, at some small distance, a large body of water, rising as it were like a mountain. It came on foaming and roaring, and rushed towards the shore with such impetuosity, that we all immediately ran for our lives as fast as possible...
Perhaps you may think the present doleful subject here concluded; but alas! the horrors of the 1st of November are sufficient to fill a volume. As soon as it grew dark, another scene presented itself little less shocking than those already described: the whole city appeared in a blaze, which was so bright that I could easily see to read by it. It may be said without exaggeration, it was on fire at least in a hundred different places at once, and thus continued burning for six days together, without intermission, or the least attempt being made to stop its progress..."
(By Rev.Charles Davy)
(Source of historical depiction: Eva March Tappan, ed., The World's Story: A History of the World in Story, Song and Art, 14 Vols., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1914), Vol. V: Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal, pp. 618-628)
La casa estaba siendo sacudida con tanta violencia .que los pisos se cayeron y aunque mi apartamento que era un primer piso no compartió el mismo destino. Todo se caía de su sitio sin ninguna dificultad. No podía mantenerme en pie, solo esperaba a la muerte. Las paredes se movían de una manera espantosa, se agrietaban, caían piedras y hasta las vigas se partían. Ocurrió una escena aterradora, el cielo se oscureció en un momento y la oscuridad reino en la ciudad sin poder distinguir ningún objeto.
Usted puede juzgar de la fuerza del impacto, cuando se le informo que fue tan violento que apenas podía mantenerse, pero contó con la presencia de algunas circunstancias aún más terrible que la primera. De repente oí un clamor general, "El mar está entrando, estaremos todos perdidos", ... En un instante, apareció, a cierta distancia ,una gran masa de agua como una montaña. Entró con espuma y rugiendo, y se precipitó hacia la orilla con tal energía que nosotros de inmediato corrimos de inmediato para salvar nuestras vidas tan rápido como fue posible…
Tal vez usted piense que el tema finalizó aquí pero los horrores del 1 de noviembre son suficientes para llenar un volumen. Cuando oscureció toda la ciudad padeció un incendio, que era muy brillante el que yo me podía ver en el. Se puede decir sin exageración, que estaba en llamas por lo menos cien lugares diferentes, y así continuó por seis días, sin interrupción y no intentaron detener su progreso
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