Jordskælvet

I 1755 skete et stort jordskælv ud for den portugisisk kyst. Der var en stor brand i Lissabon, der blev ødelagt. Cadiz, en spansisk by, blev beskadiget. Der var problemer i Marokko og Irland.

Hr. Marquis de Pombal hjalp at genopbygge Lissabon. Han fik meget inflydelse.
Jordskælvet blev velkendt i hele Europa. Voltaire og Immanuel Kant skrev om jordskælvet.

In 1755 there was a big earthquake off the Portuguese coast. There was a big fire in Lisbon, which destroyed the city. The Spanish city of Cadiz was damaged. There were problems in Morocco and Ireland.

Minister Marquis de Pombal helped rebuild Lisbon. He gained great political influence.
It became famous in all of Europe. Voltaire and Immanuel Kant both wrote about the earthquake.