1780 in Portugal

none 1780 Events in the year 1780 in Portugal. Incumbents Monarch: Mary I Events 200 px|thumb |right | The moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 by Francis Holman, painted 1780, shows the Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich 1759 2 in the foreground. 16 January – Battle of Cape St. Vincent, a naval battle off the southern coast of Portugal during the Anglo-Spanish War. A British fleet defeated a Spanish squadron. Births 10 May – José Homem Correia Teles, judge and politician (d. 1849).pt cm-estarreja.pt http://www.cm-estarreja.pt/main/municipio.php?indiv=23 https://web.archive.org/web/20071119071035/http://www.cm-estarreja.pt/main/municipio.php?indiv=23 dead 19 November 2007 José Homem Correia Teles 5 July 2018 20 May – José Bernardino de Portugal e Castro, marquis (d. 1840) 12 July – Mouzinho da Silveira, statesman, jurist and politician (d. 1849) Deaths 18 January – Gaspar of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga (b. 1714) 23 October – João da Bemposta (b. 1726) Full date missing Abade António da Costa, composer (b. 1714) Miguel António do Amaral, court painter (b. 1710) References 1780 Category:1780s in Portugal Portugal Category:Years of the 18th century in Portugal Portugal