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Rh entered the Carmelite Order in the old monastery under the name of F. Nuno de Santa Maria, and died in that retreat regretted by the nation and especially by the King. In days gone by on the anniversary of the Constable's death it was usual for the populace to visit his tomb in the Carmo church and strew flowers there, singing at the same time verses in praise of his heroism and sanctity.

The ethnological and mineralogical sections of the museum would gain in value if removed to the Royal Academy of Science in the old Jesuit Monastery where there are collections unsurpassed by any in Europe.

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