Parallels descendants of jews who escaped nazioccupied france recently gathered to. Two other portuguese diplomats, carlos sampaio garrido and alberto teixeira branquinho, acted in a. However, mendes had a keen sense of right and wrong, coupled with solid christian values. At the time of the german invasion of france he was the portuguese consul to bordeaux. This article about a person or group of people is a stub. Portugals schindler is remembered, decades after his lifesaving deeds. As the portuguese consulgeneral in bordeaux, france, during world war ii, sousa mendes was responsible for saving the lives of thousands of people. In portugal, a protector of a people is honored the new. He was a portuguese diplomat who served his country for 30 years. The guardian reports that his final wish was that his name be restored.
At the time of the german invasion of france he was the portuguese consul to bordeaux, a catholic gentleman of aristocratic origins in late middle. Having graduated in law, in the university of coimbra, in 1907, aristides unlike his father, who was a judge and his twin brother, who embarked in politics chooses to follow a consular career, mainly connected to administrative aspects, in particular the. Sousa mendes saved more lives than schindler so why isnt he. Portugals schindler is remembered, decades after his lifesaving. Rifiutandosi di eseguire gli ordini del suo governo il regime di salazar e concedendo visti a rifugiati di tutte le nazionalita che dovevano fuggire dalla francia nel 1940, anno dellinvasione della francia da parte della germania nazista nella seconda guerra mondiale.
His twin brother cesar, born a few minutes earlier, had a july 18 birthday. Bordeaux, france may 1940 on may 10, 1940, germany invaded france and swiftly advanced south through the country. Sousa mendes saved more lives than schindler so why isnt. Born into an aristocratic portuguese family, mendes chose a diplomatic career for himself. As the portuguese consul stationed in bordeaux, france, he found himself confronted in may and june of 1940 with the reality of many thousands of refugees outside the portuguese consulate attempting to escape the horrors of the nazi war machine. Good morning music vr 360 positive vibrations 528hz the deepest healing boost your vibration. Those attributes led him to openly defy his government to save the lives of thousands of people. Aug 04, 2016 portugals schindler is remembered, decades after his lifesaving deeds.
Sousa mendes left bordeaux on july 8 and returned to lisbon, portugal. Por isso, e distinguido duas vezes por leopoldo iii, rei da belgica, onde o fez oficial da ordem e comendador da ordem da coroa. A tradicao familiar apontavalhe a carreira juridica licenciouse em direito pela. Between june 16 and 23, 1940, he frantically issued portuguese visas free of charge, to over 30,000 refugees seeking to escape the nazi terror, 12,000 of whom were jews. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Sousa mendes saved more lives than schindler so why isnt he a. After filling posts in various capitals including the united states and europe, he was posted to bordeaux, france, as the portuguese consulgeneral. Two other portuguese diplomats, carlos sampaio garrido and alberto teixeira branquinho, acted in a limited way along similar lines. The strain caused the fracturing of his family, and in 1954 sousa mendes died in poverty and obscurity. Most sought to enter spain, proceed to portugal, and then escape by ship. In order to cross the french border into spain, the refugees needed. April 1954 in lissabon war ein portugiesischer diplomat. Jul 10, 20 in portugal, a protector of a people is honored. He was dismissed from the diplomatic service and was denied retirement and severance benefits.
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