[1] The Duke of Saldanha, as he is commonly known, was one of the most dominating personalities of war and politics in Portugal, from the revolution of 1820 to his death in 1876.

In 1833, he was rewarded with the title of Marshal of Portugal and one year later, he concluded the Concession of Evoramonte with the defeated usurper Dom Miguel.

[1] In 1851 he organized a new revolt and became chief Minister as the leader of a coalition party formed of Septembrists and dissatisfied Chartists.

His hair, moustache, and whiskers, which he wears rather full, are as white as snow and contrast extremely well with the soldiery brown of his complexion.

....Saldanha was an accomplished linguist (he spoke English, French, and German with perfect fluency) and a general scholar.

[5] Hughes, Terence McMahon (1847), An Overland Journey To Lisbon at the Close Of 1846; with a Picture of the actual State of Spain and Portugal (In two volumes), vol.