Minister of Justice <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquim_António_de_Aguiar" id="mwhg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Joaquim António de Aguiar">Joaquim António de Aguiar</a> issues a law seizing "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses" from the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_religious_order" id="mwhw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Catholic religious order">Catholic religious orders</a> in Portugal, earning him the nickname of "The Friar-Killer".