_historyunveiled on Instagram: "Padre Francisco da Costa was a Franciscan prior from Trancoso in the 15th century, popularly remembered as the “father of 299 children.” According to accounts, in 1487 he was brought to trial at the age of 62. The verdict allegedly attributed to him relations with 53 women – including goddaughters, his own sisters, maids, slaves, and even his mother and aunt – resulting in a total of 299 children (214 daughters and 85 sons). The “sentence” is said to list the dist

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