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Mendes chose to follow his conscience over his career, declaring, "I would rather stand with God against Man than with Man against God." The Visa Factory

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Thousands were trapped in Bordeaux as the German army approached. Mendes chose to follow his conscience over his

He was recalled to Lisbon, stripped of his diplomatic rank, and denied his pension. Legacy of Honor stripped of his diplomatic rank

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In 2021, he was granted a monument in Lisbon’s National Pantheon.