1770 until Joseph I's death in 1779 autocracy knew no opposition crushing opposition, suppressing criticism, and furthering colonial economic exploitation
In which year was the Count of Oeiras made the Marquis of Pambal? How long did the Marquis of Pombal rule Portugal? What did Pombal's enlightenment promote at the expense of individual liberty? Was the new Count of Oeiras opposed by anyone after the Tavora affair? What was Pombal's "enlightenment" an apparatus for?
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.
question: In which year was the Count of Oeiras made the Marquis of Pambal?, answer: 1770 | question: How long did the Marquis of Pombal rule Portugal?, answer: until Joseph I's death in 1779 | question: What did Pombal's enlightenment promote at the expense of individual liberty?, answer: autocracy | question: Was the new Count of Oeiras opposed by anyone after the Tavora affair?, answer: knew no opposition | question: What was Pombal's "enlightenment" an apparatus for?, answer: crushing opposition, suppressing criticism, and furthering colonial economic exploitation