Following the Távora affair, the new Count of Oeiras knew no opposition. Made "Marquis of Pombal" in 1770, he effectively ruled Portugal until Joseph I's death in 1779. However, historians also argue that Pombal’s "enlightenment," while far-reaching, was primarily a mechanism for enhancing autocracy at the expense of individual liberty and especially an apparatus for crushing opposition, suppressing criticism, and furthering colonial economic exploitation as well as intensifying book censorship and consolidating personal control and profit. COUNT 5
QSN1 In which year was the Count of Oeiras made the Marquis of Pambal? ANS1 1770 QSN2 How long did the Marquis of Pombal rule Portugal? ANS2 until Joseph I's death in 1779 QSN3 What did Pombal's enlightenment promote at the expense of individual liberty? ANS3 autocracy QSN4 Was the new Count of Oeiras opposed by anyone after the Tavora affair? ANS4 knew no opposition QSN5 What was Pombal's "enlightenment" an apparatus for? ANS5 crushing opposition, suppressing criticism, and furthering colonial economic exploitation