Casa Pia

The Casa Pia is a Portuguese institution founded by Maria I, known as A Pia, and organized by Police Intendant Pina Manique in 1780, following the social disarray of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. For almost three centuries, thousands of young boys and girls were raised by Casa Pia, including many public personalities, called casapianos. Casa Pia is Portugal's largest educational institution dedicate... (Wikipedia)