That would be correct from a French-Anglo-centric point of view of the world. However, liberal Paris was archictecturally and politically powered by the afterm

That would be correct from a French-Anglo-centric point of view of the world. However, liberal Paris was archictecturally and politically powered by the aftermath of the earthquake in Lisbon: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0ckfxtn/the-earthquake-that-changed-the-course-of-history https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0ckfxtn/the-earthquake-that-... That was the turning point which granted liberals/republicans the ruling power over the Portuguese empire and later other empired such as the French. The outcome were religious "reforms" that expropriated, razed and progressively moved to erase catholicism in favour of "enlightment". In my hometown the churches were left to rot and then "modernized" to other entertainment facilities, owned by private merchants of course. The end result was quite devastating, albeit not as bad as what you'd see happening in France afterwards.