1.0Aldeias Históricas de Portugalhttps://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/enjoaohttps://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/en/author/joao/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HJe1sGlhzV"><a href="https://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/en/local/casa-da-roda/">House of the Foundling Wheel</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/en/local/casa-da-roda/embed/#?secret=HJe1sGlhzV" width="600" height="338" title="“House of the Foundling Wheel” — Aldeias Históricas de Portugal" data-secret="HJe1sGlhzV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> In 1783, during the reign of Queen Maria I, Foundling Wheels, associated with the Santas Casas (charity institutions), were established in the cities and towns of the Kingdom. Here, abandoned young children were welcomed, a fate imposed by poverty, hunger, and so often, by the embarrassment of illegitimacy. The high mortality rate associated with this […]