Pombal seized the Jesuit schools and introduced educational reforms all over the empire .
In the late 18th century , Portuguese minister of the kingdom Marquis of Pombal attacked the power of the privileged nobility and the church , and expelled the Jesuits from Portugal and its overseas possessions .
Marquis of Pombal seized the Jesuits schools and introduced educational reforms all over the empire .
In the late 18th century , Portuguese minister of the kingdom Marquis of Pombal attacked the power of the privileged nobility and the church , and expelled the Jesuits from Portugal and its overseas possessions .