Lisbon Steven Dutch University of Wisconsin – Green Bay A Really Useful Lisbon Resource http://www.golisbon.com/ Portuguese is Not Spanish My name is… Chamo-me What is your name? Como se chama? Do you speak English? Fala ingles? Thank you Obrigado Welcome Bem-vindo How much is it? Quanto custa isto? Please speak more slowly Por favor fale mais lentamente Portuguese is Not Spanish My hovercraft is full of eels (Portuguese) My hovercraft is full of eels (Spanish) Police O meu hovercraft está cheio de enguias Mi aerodeslizador está lleno de anguilas Policia Help Ajuda, Socorro Lisbon Region Cabo da Roca Lisbon April 25 Bridge Vasco da Gama Bridge Belem Tower Discoverers’ Monument, Belem Jeronimos Monastery Central Lisbon St. George’s Castle Church of St. Anthony Cathedral Casa dos Bicos Casa dos Bicos Comercio Square Carmo Convent Sao Roque Sao Roque Sao Roque Oriente Station Lisbon, November 1, 1755 Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquess de Pombal Marquess de Pombal • “Bury the Dead and Feed the Living.” • Organized refugee camps and imposed martial law • Conducted detailed surveys • Demolished old city and rebuilt on a grid plan • Designed earthquake resistant buildings – Flexible interior frame – Prefabricated – Firewalls Pombal’s Prefab Earthquake Refugee Camp John Michell 1724-1793 • Wrote on Lisbon earthquake in 1760 • Earthquakes due to “Subterranean Fires” (Magma) • Identified source as under the sea • Described elastic waves • Proposed using travel time to locate source • Speculated that faults may be involved