WitteboonVisa RecipientWITTEBOON AVisa #1716About the IndividualThis visa was issued by Aristides de Sousa Mendes in Bordeaux on June 15, 1940 after having been explicitly denied by Salazar, the Portuguese head of state.ArtifactsArtifactsTelegram from Salazar denying visas to this family and others - Courtesy of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs archives, LisbonPage of Sousa Mendes Visa Registry Book listing this family and others - Courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs archives, Lisbon