On the 150th anniversary of the appearance of the first Portuguese penal code, we seek to clarify the conditions which lead to its approval. Although it was essentially a failed attempt to reform penal legislation, it was nevertheless a vital instrument to accomplish the transition between the absolutist and the liberal, constitutional regime.
In the year of 1794, Francisco de Almada e Mendonça received royal accent andthe financial support to found in Oporto a social institution, dedicated to the correction and education, taking as a model the Casa Pia de Lisboa, which has been created by Pina Manique. In these pages, we analyse the scope and contents of this project which was never brought to completion.
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