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Infanta Maria Benedita of Portugal

12 Aug 1896 – 6 Apr 1971

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 12 Aug 1896

    Born

  2. 6 Apr 1971

    Dies, aged 74

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1890s · Infanta is born

Who governed

In the news1895

Arrival of First Car

In 1895, the first motor car in Portugal, a Panhard et Levassor, was imported and driven at 15 km/h.

Music

Cataloging popular Portuguese music

Between 1893 and 1899, a notable collection called the Cancioneiro de Musicas Populares cataloged various genres played, including fados, serenades, chulas, and traditional dances.

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.Around the world · 1896

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.

Émile Gilliéron · public domain

Daily life

Home life and cooking practices

Cooking was typically done over three stones as fireplaces were rare, and lighting in rural homes was provided by oil or olive oil lamps. Families often gathered in the kitchen, which served as the primary living space, to talk, read aloud, or play cards.

In the news1899

Bubonic Plague Epidemic

An epidemic of bubonic plague broke out in Porto in 1899, leading to the use of microbiological analysis for diagnosis.

What people wore

Personalized clothing marks

Rural villagers expressed individuality and status by marking their clothing with initials, with men often embroidering them on the chest of their linen shirts and women on their aprons.

Getting around

Slow and noisy ox carts

In rural areas, ox-drawn carts made a loud, shriek-like noise, earning them the name chilreada, and traveled at a slow pace of only 1.5 miles per hour.