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he became architect to the royal family and was appointed architect in charge of public works and raised to the rank of an

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. His works included the church of the "Incarnation, of S. Domingos" and the Bemposta Chapel. In his capacity as Royal architect he worked on various of the many royal palaces, most notably being responsible for the great library at

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and the east wing of the

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. He also designed the tower of the Royal Chapel. In 1795, to honour of the birth of Dom António, 4th

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, de Sousa designed an amphitheatre for use as a bull ring constructed in the

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References

Portugal - Amaral, Manuel. ''Dicionário Histórico''
Published by Edição em papel.1904-1915 João Romano Torres. Retrieved 11 December 2007 Portuguese architects 1738 births 1802 deaths 18th-century Portuguese people {{Portugal-architect-stub