List of Famous people born in Torres Novas, Portugal

Humberto Delgado

First Name Humberto

Born on May 15, 1906

Died on February 13, 1965 (aged 58)

Born in Portugal, Santarém, Torres Novas

Humberto da Silva Delgado, ComC, GCA, GOA, ComA, OA, ComSE, GCL, OIP, CBE was a General of the Portuguese Air Force, diplomat and politician.

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Cristóvão Ferreira

First Name Cristóvão

Born on January 1, 1580

Died on November 4, 1650 (aged 70)

Born in Portugal, Santarém, Torres Novas

Cristóvão Ferreira was a Portuguese Catholic priest and Jesuit missionary who committed apostasy after being captured and tortured during the anti-Christian purges in 17th-century Japan. During the Tokugawa shogunate, Christian missionaries and their Japanese followers were persecuted, arrested and executed. Authorities were concerned that the religion was making followers loyal to Christian nations rather than the Emperor or the Shogunate.

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Rui Pena

First Name Rui

Last Name Pena

Born on December 25, 1939

Died on January 8, 2018 (aged 78)

Born in Portugal, Santarém, Torres Novas

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