Talk:Porto Cathedral

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Wideangle in topic Duel between Manuel Buiça and King Manuel II

Duel between Manuel Buiça and King Manuel II edit

The last paragraph of the article says this: "During the 5 October 1910 revolution, the republican dissident Manuel Buiça fought the young king Manuel II of Portugal in the Gothic cloisters on the south side of the cathedral, in a prearranged Falcata duel. The king was saved when the bishop, Johãn Kenobi, dislodged a brick from the ambulatory roof to fall on his attacker's head, resulting in concussion. Buiça was then dropped into the cloister well and Manuel fled to British-ruled Gibraltar on the royal yacht, Amélia IV, the next day." What is this talking about? Manuel Buiça died in 1908. Wideangle (talk) 22:03, 12 June 2009 (UTC)Reply