Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Aristides de Sousa Mendes across 4 places, from 1885 to 1939.
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Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches (July 19, 1885 – April 3, 1954) was a Portuguese diplomat who is recognized as a national hero for his actions during World War II.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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July 1885month
Cabanas de Viriatoattested“Aristides de Sousa Mendes was born in Cabanas de Viriato, in the district of Viseu, Centro Region of Portugal, in July 1885 together with his twin brother César, to a family of aristocrats.”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
July 1885month
Viseu (district)attested“Aristides de Sousa Mendes was born in Cabanas de Viriato, in the district of Viseu, Centro Region of Portugal, in July 1885 together with his twin brother César, to a family of aristocrats.”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
1908year
University of Coimbraattested“Sousa Mendes and his twin studied law at the University of Coimbra, and each obtained his degree in 1908.”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
28 November 1939exact date
Franceattested“The process that ended with Sousa Mendes' discharge from his consular career began with two visas: the first was issued on 28 November 1939 to Professor Arnold Wiznitzer, an Austrian historian who had been stripped of his nationality by…”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
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1911 to 1924period
Zanzibarmentioned“He was then consul in Zanzibar (1911-1918), Curitiba (1918–1919), San Francisco (1921-1924), S.”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
May 1940month
Luxembourgmentioned“Sousa Mendes later provided the following explanation: "This couple asked me for a Portuguese passport, where they would figure as brother and sister, for fear that the husband, who was still of military age, would be detained on passing…”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
May 1940month
Francementioned“Sousa Mendes later provided the following explanation: "This couple asked me for a Portuguese passport, where they would figure as brother and sister, for fear that the husband, who was still of military age, would be detained on passing…”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
20 June 1940exact date
Bordeauxmentioned“After Bordeaux was bombed by the Wehrmacht on the night of 19–20 June 1940, the demand for Portuguese visas intensified, not only in Bordeaux but also in Bayonne, nearer to the Spanish border.”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
20 June 1940exact date
Bayonnementioned“After Bordeaux was bombed by the Wehrmacht on the night of 19–20 June 1940, the demand for Portuguese visas intensified, not only in Bordeaux but also in Bayonne, nearer to the Spanish border.”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
July 1940month
Portugalmentioned“In the official black limousine with its diplomatic license tags, Father led those refugees across the border toward freedom." Upon returning to Portugal in early July 1940, Sousa Mendes was subjected to a disciplinary proceeding that ha…”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
July 1940month
Toulousementioned“In the official black limousine with its diplomatic license tags, Father led those refugees across the border toward freedom." Upon returning to Portugal in early July 1940, Sousa Mendes was subjected to a disciplinary proceeding that ha…”source: Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
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