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He personally traveled to the border at Hendaye to ensure refugees were allowed through.

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

The Portuguese regime (Estado Novo) explicitly banned visas for "undesirables," including Jews and stateless persons. O CГґnsul de BordГ©us - ainda sem legenda

If you’d like to explore more about this historical figure: (Portuguese cinema) Specific survivor stories Museums and memorials in Portugal or France

Thousands were trapped in Bordeaux as the German army approached. He personally traveled to the border at Hendaye

Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul in Bordeaux during WWII, is the "Portuguese Wallenberg." In June 1940, defying direct orders from his government, he issued thousands of visas to refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied France.

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 If you’d like to explore more about this

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