Person priest political prisoner
João Rodrigues Pestana
priest · political prisoner
Priest sentenced in 1836 to perpetual exile for the 1834 Calheta riot, and he died in exile. The Elucidário gives the place of exile as Mozambique in one article and Angola in another.
1Mentioned in
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- Popular riots — Priest condemned to exile in Angola after the 1834 Calheta disturbances.
- Calheta (parish) — Priest sentenced in 1836 to perpetual exile in Mozambique for the 1834 Calheta riot; he died there.
3Places mentioned
Abroad