The Don Pacifico Affair
By editor • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: HistoryIn 1847, a Portuguese Jew named David (Don) Pacifico, a trader and the Portuguese consul to Athens in the reign of King Otto, had his home in Athens vandalised and suffered significant losses. Because the mob that had attacked and plundered his home included the sons of at least one government minister, the police turned [...]

